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A descriptive list of the the sculptural programmes within 21 of the caves, with the addition of a very detailed description of Cave No. 35 on smaller inserted pages.

Alongside Cave No. 35, included are the following caves: No. 2-5, 10, 11, 14, 21, 29, 35, 45, 51, 64, 66, 67, 70, 72, 75, 78, 79, and 84.

These are pages 18 - 22 on the folder list, with the addition of inserted pages.

A folder containing four items relating to the Montpésir Caves in Salsette. These include: No.1: Short notes by Selby - and Arthur A. West in 1848. No.2: Sketch and drawing of the Tower, 1854, scale 20 feet to an inch. No.3: A Note by Henry West in 1853. No.4: Anquetil du Perron - his sketch plan and notes.

A paper folder containing 17 documents relating to the Kandána Caves near the Bhór Ghât in the Konkan. These include: No.1 A plan of the Kandána Caves, scale 20 feet to an inch, 6 April 1854. No.2: A drawing of the left front of Chaitya Cave (unfinished), scale four feet to an inch, with a paper of measurements. Nos.3-7: Seven of the eight jubilant figures on a frieze, Chaitya Cave, scale 2 inches to a foot. No.8: A rubbing of an emblem on a pillar, Chaitya Cave. No.9-11: Drawings of a Bas-Relief at the right end of a verandah, an interior pillar, and an ornamental doorway, in the cave next to Chaitya, scale 1/2 inch to a foot. No.12: Two rubbings of the head-dress or turban of the large jubilant figures on the front of Chaitya Caves. No.13: A short description extracted from Henry West's diary - the entry for Good Friday, 6 April 1854. No.14: Caves of Kandána - a description written by Henry West, July 1872. No.15: A memorandum written on the Bhór Ghât caves, written in England. No.16: A plan and description of Noth Dewal, a cave near Kal, showing the chamber with cells; also a sketch of the figure cut into the rock at Gamber Nahl. No.17: Map of the Bhór Ghât with the positions of the caves marked in red.