Leendert Valk (1) (1679 - 1754)

Field(s) of interest: Navigating instruments
Gender: male

-1679
Died: Amsterdam, 1754

Biography:
Leendert Valk I was a compass and sail maker on the Fransepad in Amsterdam, in 1708; he became poorter (citizen) in 1712. His address in 1742 was in the Houttuinen. Leendert was the grandfather of compass and sail maker Leendert Valk II in Amsterdam (1804-1806).

Collection: No work by him is on record.

Occupations:
compass maker: ~1754 (Amsterdam)

Sources:
Kuile, S. ter and W.F.J. Mörzer Bruyns Amsterdamse kompasmakers ca.1580-ca.1850. (Amsterdam 1999).