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"A popular verse on the miser": Dewatá kό súr au asur kahairi dánaw kό, dáí kό sudháya, dár paitiyain lahat hain… With translation: They call "Dewatá(God) by the name su (god) and Dánaw (demon) by asur (demon)…. Signed Rám Gharib. Handwritten 2 sides, undated.

The manuscript is the text taken from the Dhammapada-datthakathā. Handwritten by Gogerly in the Sinhalese script, probably before November 6, 1847 in Sri Lanka (Ceylon). No English translation. The original text is the commentary on the Dhammapada, and is ascribed to jātaka-aṭṭhakathās - the traditional commentaries explaining the canonical Theravada Buddhist jātakas, the tales concerning the previous births of Gautama Buddha. It contains stories similar to those of the jātakas and explains the occasions on which the Dhammapada verses were uttered. It was written in the last centuries BCE. 65 blue pages; the text is written only on one side of a sheet. Slightly fragile. 21.1cmX17.3cm.

"Told by Jauhar Sinh, Thákur of Jarainhá… A popular song": Dhûndhe, dhûndhe ná milai sajanwá verá derá ré… With translation: O dear, I do not get thy dwelling place by making a search after it. Unsigned but in Rámgharíb Chaubé's hand, 2 sides, undated. Also attached note in different hand, "This appears a good popular poem relating to Khwája Khidr, a Muselman saint."

Diagram plans of Caves 1-26 at Kura

Detailed diagram of caves from Edward William West's written notes, drawn to a scale of 1/15 inch to a foot.

Diagrams of the Ajanta caves, general scale 30ft to an inch. There are also notes on damage/deterioration, tracings of painted inscriptions and inscribed 'modern' names.

Three pocket diaries belonging to Angus Graham. These are:

• "Letts Diary 1979" with handwritten personal notes and appointments.
• Pocket Diary with handwritten notes, 1980.
• "Diary 1986" with handwritten notes.

Three personal diaries belonging to Quaritch Wales.

• H.G.Q. Wales Hodgsonites Charterhouse, Godalming
• Quaritch Wales's personal diary in 1936 labelled Si T'ep eh
• The Greater-India Research Committee

A series of four handwritten diaries with almost daily entries covering the whole of the expedition as the Escort to the Trade Agent.

"Diary Commencing October 20th 1825" by "Mr Rowlandson", the date when he departed from Madras (Chennai) heading for Bengal. They departed from Bengal on 8 December 1825. The diary marks the latitude and longitude each day and journals things seen and thoughts about the experience as he sails for England. Includes some sketches of land formations that he has seen, and additional notes in the margins. After completing this journal, he then restarts using the notebook in 1887 to write copies of letters and sermon notes. The final page has a musical composition dated 29 March 1826. Handwritten, hardback journal.