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.

Notes on the inscriptions. Four pieces of paper containing notes about the inscriptions. These are No.21 in the folder

A drawing of No.3 pair of jubilant figures from Chaitya cave. This is sheet 12 in the folder.

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.

Drawings of Caves Nos. 1 and 2 at Patan and of a Dhagob.

Drawings of Caves Nos, 1,2 and 3,4, and 5 at Páteshwar, showing the dimensions of each cave.

Drawings of "Modern inscriptions on pillars" in Cave No. 5.

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.

Drawings of a pilaster ornament of the inner verandah, and of panelling to the parapet of the outer verandah of Cave number 6.

Drawings of the Pilaster, Columns and Parapet of the Verandah, Cave No.26