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Plan and front elevation of the Caves of Chipalun (Chiplun) in the Konkan. There is an additional note to state that this is the only note about Chiplun that was preserved.

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.

A description of the Prabhal hill- fort written by Henry West.

Drawings and notes from an ancient buried temple in the Konkan.

A folder containing six documents Relating to the Jogeshwar Cave in Salsette. These include: No.1: Plan (unfinished), 1854-5 - scale 30 feet to an inch. No.2: A further unfinished Plan, 1854-5, scale 40 feet to an inch. No.3: The beginning of the elevation of the back wall of the verandah. scale 1/120; a tracing of a sketch of a doorkeeper (decayed), 1848. No.4: A sketch of a Pilaster, with female figure under a tree, scale 1/24. No.5: A sketch of one of the doorways (unfinished) with description, 1857, scale 1/48. No.6: A sketch of a column with its dimensions; and a further sketch of the doorway.

A drawing of the Doorway of Cave No. 6 (Chaiyta Cave).

A folder containing 3 documents related to the Magathán Caves. These are: No.1: A draft description of the caves (incomplete) No.2: A sketch of a decayed sitting Buddha sculpture, scale 1/24. No.3: Two Pilasters, a piece of a Column and a small Bas-relief Dagob, scale 1/24. These were drawn by Henry West in 1856 but the paper also has a note by Arthur Anderson West noting changes on his visit in 1858.

Sundry documents about the Nasik caves. These are notes from Henry West's diaries (1853-1855), a rough list of columns & other details, a map of Nasik town and some proofs of prints for a pilaster and parapet in Cave No.26 and a parapet in Cave No.3..

Descriptions, plans and drawings relating to the excavations in Cave No. 13. These were published in the Journal of the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, 10th October 1861. Included are:

• A draft descriptive paper.
• Plan of Cave 1.3 Drawings of stone pots.
• Drawings of copper coins and sundry found in the stone pots.
• Drawings of clay receptacle containing seal.
• Further drawings of clay receptacles.
• Drawings of 16 fragments.
• Drawings of 9 seals.
• Drawings of 12 seals.
• Lithographs of seals.
• Further drawings of seals.
• Sundry notes.
• Letter from Arthur Anderson West to Edward West, 25 August 1861, checking the date of the find Tracing of the plan of Cave 13.

Drawings and descriptions of sculptured stones and other temple details on the road from Poona (Pune) to Aurungabad. These are taken from E.W. West's notebook.