Description of the 26 Kura caves written by Edward William West.

A Description of the Nasik Caves, originally written in pencil by A.A. West on the 16th September 1861 on site, and inked over some years later.

A paper containing detailed descriptions of the Caves in the Satara Districts. The paper was 'Communicated by the Rev. Dr. Wilson, Honorary President of the Society', presumably the Asiatic Society of Bombay.

Descriptions, plans and drawings from some of the Kanheri Topes These were also published in the Journal of the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, 10th October 1861. These are:

• A draft descriptive paper.
• Plan and section of a Structural Tope.
• Unfinished duplicate of plan and section.
• Note of angles and dimensions.
• Plan and elevation of a small tope.
• Plan and elevation of capstone of small tope.
• Drawings of Sculptures of Structural Tope.
• Drawings of stones with inscriptions.
• Tracings of some of the drawings.

Description of the Chaitya Verandah, March 1866. Also contained are tracings of inscriptions copied by E.W. West. Please note that this in page 3-4 of the folder.

A description of the caves to the north of Nasik, written on 19 March 1866.

A copy of an inscription on a detached slab at Rajpuri Cave. The inscription is on tracing paper which has been glued to the backing paper.

Copy of notes about the Mahad Caves, originally written by A. West, 22nd May 1853, and copied in July 1868. With the description are drawings on tracing paper of palns caves, pilaster ornaments, pillars, plaster panelling and an inscription.

Drawings of columns in Caves Nos. 4 & 8, drawn in a scale of 1/2 inch to a foot.

A list of the columns and pilasters in the 26 Kura caves.