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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.

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 collection of notes transcribed by A. A. W from letters sent to him from E. W. West between May 14th and June 14th 1872. The notes sent were taken from the 'White Note Book'. The notes were originally written by A. A. West, C. West and E. W. West. Alongside three sketches, they list short descriptions, architectural measurements, and dates of surveys undertaken by the brothers.

These are pages 8a and 8b on the folder list.

Hand drawn ink floor plan of Caves No. 12 and No. 13 on paper. Scale is 15 ft. to an inch. This drawing was presented to the Bombay [Mumbai] Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society in October 1961 and a copy was published in their journal.

Hand drawn pencil, ink and ink wash floor plans of Caves No. 95 - 98, in addition to some descriptive notes on Caves No. 92 - 94. Scale is 15 ft. to an inch.

Hand drawn ink and ink wash floor plans of Caves Nos. 79 - 82. Scale is 15 ft. to an inch.

Hand drawn ink and ink wash floor plans of Caves Nos. 75 - 77. Scale is 15 ft. to an inch.

Hand drawn ink and ink wash floor plans of Caves Nos. 69 - 71, including some annotations. Scale is 15 ft. to an inch.

Hand drawn pencil, ink and ink wash floor plans of Caves Nos. 63 - 68, including some annotations. Scale is 15 ft. to an inch.

Hand drawn ink and ink wash floor plans of Caves Nos. 58 - 62, including some annotations. Scale is 15 ft. to an inch.