A Chart of the River Lehigh from Mauch Chunk to Allentown

Item

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

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