[2] The engraver and map publisher Peter Schenk was born in 1660 in Elberfeld.

In 1694, together with Valck, he bought some of the copperplates of the artdealer and cartographer Johannes Janssonius.

[2] Until 1700, he lived in the Jordaan, then he moved to Dam Square or to Leipzig, where he opened a shop, selling maps and art.

[2] His eldest son Peter Schenk the Younger was also a noted cartographer and art dealer who continued his father's shop in Leipzig.

[3] His sons Jan and Leonard stayed in Amsterdam and probably continued their father's workshop.