Jan Luyken (April 16, 1649 - April 5, 1712) was a prominent Dutch engraver, illustrator, and poet. He was born in Amsterdam, the son of another well-known engraver, Caspar Luyken (1672 - 1708). He studied engraving under his father and, by all accounts, was a child prodigy. While he worked mainly in Amsterdam, from 1699 to 1705 he lived and worked in Nuremberg under Christoph Weigel I (1654 - 1725). His engraving work, often completed in partnership with his father, included scientific, religious, portraiture, and cartographic engravings. He engraved many maps for the Ottens firm, few of which are signed. At age 26, Luyken converted to the Mennonite church, which inspired him to write moralistic poetry. Luyken died in Amsterdam.
