Paths leading to the principal views - Delaware Water Gap, Monroe Co., Penn. – Historic Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Paths leading to the principal views - Delaware Water Gap, Monroe Co., Penn.
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This engraving is less a view of the gap itself than a map of the footpaths that carried visitors from the hotels to its principal lookouts in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It appeared opposite the title page of Luke W. Brodhead's 1867 book *The Delaware Water Gap*, where it would have oriented readers before they reached the text. By the 1860s the gap, where the Delaware River cuts through the Kittatinny Ridge, had become a popular summer destination reachable by rail, and a map of walking routes helped tourists find the scenery that drew them there.
| Created / published | 1867 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
| Genre | Book illustrations 1860-1870.Maps 1860-1870.Engravings 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Illus. in: The Delaware Water Gap / by Luke W. Brodhead. Philadelphia : Sherman & Co., printers, 1867, opposite title page. |
| Subjects | Delaware Water Gap (Pa.)--1860-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 2,604 × 3,840 px · prints to 9 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-183043 |
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