A Chart of the River Lehigh from Mauch Chunk to Allentown

Title: A Chart of the River Lehigh from Mauch Chunk to Allentown; Drawn from the Surveys Made Under the Direction of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company by Isaac A. Chapman.
Creator: Isaac A. Chapman
Date: 1826
Description: A map produced for the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company for developing a canal to transport anthracite coal from Mauch Chunk to Philadelphia along the Lehigh and Delaware Rivers. This map covers one section of the route. Physical features include the river, islands and channels with alluvial plains noted and terrain depicted by hachures. Cultural features include roads, paths, bridges, dams and buildings with ferries, fords and some buildings identified by owner.
Publisher: Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
Spatial Coverage: Mauch Chunk; Allentown; Lehighton; Lehigh River
Provenance: Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, National Canal Museum
Rights: For a high resolution image of this map, and permission to reproduce, please contact the Collections Manager, National Canal Museum.
Source: National Canal Museum; https://canals.org/