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A hand bound cover-less booklet comprised of various thematically arranged notes on the Kanheri Caves. Included are notes on the process of compiling all of the information and omissions; catalogued lists of paintings, inscriptions, dagobas (stupas),'types of cave', and sculpture, which is accompanied by a loose piece of writing card listing the contractions used in the descriptions.

These are 'Fol' pages 47 to 62 on the folder list.

The folder is entitled 'Caves in the Satara Districts' with a list of the contents relating to the caves in the Satara Districts. This list is expanded within the documents.

A leaf from a notebook systematically comparing the West's account of the Kanheri Caves to that of Abraham Hyacinthe Anquetil du Perron dating from 1760. The comparison appears to be related to the numbering of the caves, as well as to some inscriptions.

Ink and ink wash drawings of the inner and outer doorways of Caves No. 11 and No. 78, including some annotation. These drawings were made following notes made by Walter West. Scale is one inch to a foot.

A folder containing 50 pages of drawings.

A folder containing 55 sheets depicting individual and grouped plans of the Kanheri Caves. The folder includes a hand written numerated list of contents.

A folder containing 8 grouped and individual items pertaining to the Kanheri Caves and the West Brothers findings and publications. The folder contains a numerated list.

An unbound notebook of notes, sketches and drawings taken by Walter West during his visit to the Kanheri Caves on the 27th and 28th of December 1870. The notebook is comprised of 36 pages, with an additional 12 smaller inserted pages. The notes were taken to complete the information which had previously obtained regrading the facades, columns, pilasters and stūpas. Also included is W. West's travel itinerary and a brief summary of his stay at the Caves.

A small hand written note with some rough sketches regarding the dimensions and decoration of Cave No. 3, mounted on a A4 sheet of paper.

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.