Hand drawn ink and ink wash floor plan of Cave No. 78, including an annotation. Scale is 15 ft. to an inch.
Sans titreKanheri Caves (sacred site) India
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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… read more
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.
Sans titreTwo 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.
Sans titreA rough pencil sketch of the stupa in Cave No. 103 with some indication to the overall layout of the cave. Scale is a quarter inch to a foot.
Sans titreInk 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.
Sans titreRough sketches and notes of so-called 'Visitor Inscriptions' predominantly from Cave No. 10. There is one inscription from Cave No. 3. The names and dates inscribed onto the walls on Cave No. 10 have been copied in the style and arranged in an order… read more
Pencil drawing of four sculpted figures on the right side of main enterance to Cave No. 3. The drawing is traced from a photograph. Scale is roughly one inch to a foot.
Sans titreSmall detailed pencil sketch depicting a standing figure of the Buddha from an auxiliary cell in Cave No. 3.
Sans titreA 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.
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