Detailed descriptions by E.W. West and A.A.West of the Ajanta caves and their locality.

The documents consist of Rough lists of the Cave paintings, an extract from the London Illustrated news, rough notes on the paintings, and notes on some of the inscriptions at Ajanta.

Drawings of Cave No. 17 of verandah and interior columns, drawn from Fergusson's photos.

Two drawings of the façade of Cave No. 19, one of which shows detail of carved sculptures. These are drawn from Fergusson's photographs.

Drawings of carved figures on doorjamb in Caves Nos. 21 and 23, taken from Fergusson's photographs. Also a detailed description of all the figures to be found in these caves.

Lithographs from drawing of Buddhist sculptures by Lieutenant Ridge. The name, Dr. Birob is listed as associated with these lithographs.

A sketch of part of the natural ceiling in Cave No. 4 undertaken by A.A. West in April 1866 and a description. of the cave.

This collection consists of seven leather bound portfolios containing topographical drawings, maps, floor plans, notes and papers that the West brothers had created when working in the Maharashtra region of India in the mid to late 1800's. The main focus of the collection is the Kanheri Caves; a group of over 109 rock cut temples located in what is today the Sanjay Gandhi National Park on the western outskirts of Mumbai. The brothers studied these caves over the course of several decades, returning to the site many times to check and amend measurements, locations, and expand open their interpretation of the site. The remainder of the collection covers several other sites such as: Ajanta, Ellora and Daulatabad.

List and short description of the columns in the Ajanta Caves.

Three newspaper article cuttings. These are: 'Drawings from the Caves of Ajunta' by George Birdwood from The Athenaeum (31st October 1874); 'A Lintel From Nineveh' by J. Fergusson and 'The Ajunta Caves' by George Birdwood from The Athenaeum (27th February 1875); and 'Asiatic' from the Academy (13th March 1894).