A drawing of a pilaster ornament in Cave No.9 with note concerning it and of a similar one in Cave No.5.

Notes on Caves of the Konkan taken from other authors' descriptions.

Detailed diagram of caves from Edward William West's written notes, drawn to a scale of 1/15 inch to a foot.

Short description of the Junnar caves including Nana Ghat, and a note on its chambers.

Descriptions and drawings of the Nasik Caves by both Edward and Arthur West.

Notes by E.W. West of things to examine at the Nasik caves, made before his visit on 31 July 1865.

Descriptions taken from E.W. West's notebook and copied by Arthur West concerning inscriptions on columns, and observations and measurements of the height of the hills.

Drawing of a Pilaster and columns of Verandah, Cave No.17. There is a furhter drawing on tracing paper of the pilaster in cave 26.

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.