Three pencil and ink drawings of pilaster ornamentation from Caves No. 51, 84 and 85, including some annotations and auxiliary sketches. Scale is 2 ft. to the inch.

Three pencil and ink drawings of pilaster ornaments from Caves No. 37, 69 and 76. The drawings are date 18th May 1862, included however is a note on the similarity of ornamentation between Cave No. 37 and pilasters at Cave No. 59 which is dated 1st July 1863. Scale is 2 ft. to an inch.

Pencil and ink sketches of pilaster and bench head ornamentation from Caves No. 29, No. 31, No. 35, No. 45, No. 56, No. 59 and No. 85, with some annotations. Scale is 2 ft to an inch.

Ink and ink wash elevations of part of the parapet of Cave No. 12 and facade of Cave No. 63 drawn following notes made by Walter West in December 1870. Scale is half an inch to a foot.

Two ink drawings of partial front elevations of Caves No. 60 and 61, including some annotations and measurements, as well as a drawings of pilaster from Cave No. 64. Scale is half an inch to a foot.

Two ink and ink wash drawings of the right side frontal elevations of Caves No. 52 and No. 53 made after notes taken by Walter West in December 1870. Scale is half an inch to a foot.

Ink and ink wash partial elevation drawing of the left front side of Cave No. 10 drawn from the notes taken by Walter West made during his visit in December 1870. Scale is half an inch to a foot.

Unfinished pen and pencil drawing of the a highly ornamented parapet from the court of Cave No. 3, including annotations and auxiliary sketches. Scale is 1 ft. to half an inch.

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.

The beginning of a scaled drawing of a doorkeeper from the right of the entrance to Cave No. 72. Depicted is only the headdress, outline of the shoulders, and the end of what is likely a weapon. Included are some notes of the colours of the painting. Scale in one inch to a foot.