Historical Maps of the Lehigh Valley

Map No. 2. Lower Division. Location of the Extension of the Lehigh and Susquehanna Rail Road.

From a series of 9 maps, detailing the Lehigh and Susquehanna Railroad running alongside the Lehigh River from Mauch Chunk to Easton. These maps also include surveying information on local landowners, towns, and cities.

Map No. 1. Lower Division. Location of the Extension of the Lehigh and Susquehanna Rail Road.

From a series of 9 maps, detailing the Lehigh and Susquehanna Railroad running alongside the Lehigh River from Mauch Chunk to Easton. These maps also include surveying information on local landowners, towns, and cities.

Map Showing Lehigh Division Canal, Mauch Chunk to Easton : Also Diagram Showing Lifts of Locks and Lengths of Levels

This map shows the Lehigh Division Canal from Mauch Chunk to Easton.

Map of the Borough and Township of Mauch Chunk

This large map shows a map of the Borough & Township of Mauch Chunk including plans of Nesquehoning, Summit Hill, the borough of Tamaqua, and the coal works of the Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company. Included in the top left corner of the map are two manuscript illustrations depicting the Mansion House of George Esser and the Superintendent's residence.

Map of City of Bethlehem

A plan of Bethlehem. This lithograph was produced by J. Probst in Philadelphia in 1841, then the leading map publishing center in North America.

Chart of the Delaware River

An engineering survey of the Delaware River made under the direction of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company in preparation for canal construction.

Allentown to Easton: A Chart of the River Lehigh from Allentown to Easton

An engineering survey of the Lehigh River from Allentown to Easton made under the direction of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company in preparation for canal construction. In the bottom right corner of the map is a table detailing the fall of the river from Mauch Chunk to Easton. Locations of limestone ridges, hills, and nobs are also featured.

Part of Bethlehem Farms on the South Side of the River Lehy

A pen and watercolor-on-paper survey map of the farms south of the Lehigh River by Bethlehem.

City of Allentown

From the "New Topographical Atlas of the State of Pennsylvania; with Descriptions Historical, Scientific and Statistical, Together with a Map of the United States and Territories."

Map of Northampton Co., Pennsylvania : from actual surveys

Map of Northampton County with multiple large scale inset maps of town centers including a large inset map of the City of Easton. The map also includes statistical tables and illustrations of selected buildings.

Original Plan of Easton

Hand drawn map showing original streets and plot owners of downtown Easton in the late eighteenth century.

Bird's Eye View of Easton, PA. 1873

A Bird's Eye View map showing Easton and parts of South Easton and Phillipsburg, NJ, includes reference keys for selected public and commercial buildings

Map of Northampton County Pennsylvania 1851

Map of Northampton County and surrounding features including the Blue Mountains, parts of Warren County, NJ and the Delaware and Lehigh Water Gaps, large scale inset map of Easton, PA.