7.2 The mouth of Orava river

Pencil, watercolour on paper, 190 x 270 mm
Inscribed at bottom middle: Auslauf der Arva zur Waag. - Verso: View of an unidentified settlement. Sketch in pencil.
Inscribed on the backing at bottom left: Árva folyó közeledése a Vághoz
MTA Könyvtára, Kézirattár, Ms 4409/86

Map: II

Now we are standing on the left bank of the Váh, opposite the mouth of the Orava. We see the Malá Fatra to the left, one of its craggy peaks, the Vel'ký Rozsutec (1610 m), in the middle, and the edge of the Chočské vrchy to the right. The Orava valley becomes narrow beyond the mouth. - There is a sketch of an unidentified landscape on the verso. - Bibliography: Ružomberok. - For information on Orava river, see:

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