Item 45a: Lithograph titled, “Pass of the Lehigh at Mauch Chunk,” by George Lehman (removed to Print Box #5), 1858
Item — Box: 21, Folder: 45a
Dates
- Created: 1858
Creator
- Lehman, George, c. 1830-1870 (Person)
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Lithograph
Condition Note:
Okay.
Measurements:
11 ¾ in. x 9 ¼ in.
Title:
Pass of the Lehigh at Mauch Chunk
Description:
A lithograph of Mauch Chunk, Jim Thorpe that features the Pass of the Lehigh. A train rides through in the background of a huge mountain range and valley. Referred to as the “Switzerland of America,” Mauch Chunk was known for its mountainous scenic views along the line of the Switchback Railroad and Lehigh Valley Railroad. It is still attracting tourists to see the beautiful, mountainous views. Now referred to as Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania since 1954, Mauch Chunk is located in Carbon County, Pennsylvania. It is known for the burial site of the Native American athlete, Jim Thorpe. It is settled in the Pocono Mountains about 29 miles northwest of Allentown. This print was created by George Lehman; Henry Darwin Rogers is mentioned in the fineprint in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the United States.
According to Valley Views of Northeastern Pennsylvania, by Gilbert S. McClintock, “Lehman worked in many media; born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, he became a landscape painter, and in the late 1820’s did the aquatints illustrated in Plates 62 and 63; later he became interested in engraving and lithography, and before his death in 1870 was working with his son as a lithographer. It is difficult to state definitely which Lehman drew this view.”
George Lehman, born in c. 1803 in Switzerland, was a lithographer, engraver, aquatintist, and “ornamental painter,” in Philadelphia around 1825-1870. After immigrating to the United States as a “printer,” he arrived at the port of New York on the ship named “Howard” on June 11, 1824. Lehman was also a skillful landscape painter, and exhibited views of not only Switzerland, but Pennsylvania at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts by 1825. He had also served as the assistant to John James Audubon when he visited Florida from 1831-1832. Lehman eventually partnered with Childs & Lehman from 1833-1834 and later with a French lithographer, P. S. Duval, where they operated Lehman & Duval from 7 Bank Alley from 1835-1837.
Henry Darwin Rogers was an American geologist born on August 1, 1808. In 1858, he authored a book named The Geology of Pennsylvania: A Government Survey. “It was regarded as one of the most important publications on American geology issued up to that point.” He conducted field work in Pennsylvania in 1851 to 1854. Between 1836 and 1842, six annual reports were published, and in 1855 a final report was shared with him. He eventually transferred to Edinburgh as this work could be done for much less money abroad. This is when he issued The Geology of Pennsylvania: A Government Survey. The book consisted of two volumes, 1682 pages, containing 778 illustrated woodcuts, 69 plates, and 18 folded sections. It was published by W. Blackwood & Sons (London and Edinburgh), and J. B. Lippincott & Co., Philadelphia. Rogers died on May 26, 1866.
Location:
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
Transcription:
Lehman
Entered according to Act of Congress in the Year 1858. By Henry D. Rogers, in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the United States, in and for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
PASS of the LEHIGH at MAUCH CHUNK
In Pencil: 5-
On Back: In Pencil {Lithograph}
Entered according to Act of Congress in the Year 1858. By Henry D. Rogers, in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the United States, in and for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
PASS of the LEHIGH at MAUCH CHUNK
In Pencil: 5-
On Back: In Pencil {Lithograph}
Creator
- Lehman, George, c. 1830-1870 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
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84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu