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 folder contains two paper files with subtitles, "Result of Excavations in Cave 13" and "Descriptions of some of the Kanheri Topes".

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.

A leather bound portfolio containing two folders titled 'Kanheri Cave Plans' and 'Kanheri Drawings and Sketches'. There is also a notebook of notes taken by Walter West, as well as some loose handwritten notes and letters.