Rare original antique engraving print from an 1850s illustrated journal. It depicts the the portage of the Canoes at Grand Portage on Lake Superior, Ninnesota. Above the picture is text describing the portage, which the article says took 5 days.

The Grand Portage is an 8.5-mile (13.7 km) footpath which bypasses a set of waterfalls and rapids on the last 20 miles (32 km) of the Pigeon River before it flows into Lake Superior. This path is part of the historic trade route of the French-Canadian voyageurs and coureur des bois between their wintering grounds and their depots to the east.

Grand Portage National Monument is a United States National Monument located on the north shore of Lake Superior in northeastern Minnesota that preserves a vital center of fur trade activity and Anishinaabeg Ojibwe heritage. 

At the top of thie page is a picture of an encampment of the Ojibwa in Lake of the Woods near Little RIvers Canada. Below the picture is a partial article about the encampment and the people. The Ojibwe, Ojibwa, Chippewa, or Saulteaux are an Anishinaabe people of Canada and the United States.

The print is very large (folio size), measuring approximately 11 x 15 inches (28 x 38 cm). The picture fills about half of it, measuring about 9x6.5 inches, with a caption below it.

The page is in excellent condition for its age. There is text/photos on the back of the print. See scan for an accurate view of the condition.

This print will come with a Certificate of Authenticity.