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- 1854 - 1855 (Creation)
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1 folder handwritten and drawn
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A folder containing eight documents relating to the Caves at Salsette. These include: No.1: A sketch of a Cave at Kandar, scale 20 feet to an inch, with description, September 1854. No.2: A sketch, scale 20 feet to an inch, and description, of a quarry near Marob, November 1854. No.3: A description and drawings of copper coins, found 19 January 1855, near the village of Syee, now under the Vihar Lake. No.4: A list of names, probably from a native report. No.5: A sketch map of Kondati Hill, and a list of places taken from a native report. No.6: A tablet block near the summit of Vehar Khind showing the inscription and with its translation. No.7: A sketch of an old deserted Parsi Temple of Silence, with description, July 1856 No.8: A sketch and description of a Parsi 'Dakhma' under the hill north of Aurungabad.
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- English
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- West Edward William 1824-1905 (Subject)
- West Henry (Subject)