A handwritten draft written by Edward William West for an article published in the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society in 1860. Included are also three pages of draft prints of the inscriptions which were included in the publication.

This is number 8 on the folder list.

Offprint of of Edward William West's Paper on Kanheri Inscriptions. From the Journal of the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. The original paper had been presented at the Society on 12 April 1860.

Offprint of Edward William West's article 'Results of Excavations in Cave No. 13 at Kanheri' presented to the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society on the 10th of October 1861.

This is item number 10 on the folder list.

A leather bound portfolio containing four folders entitled 'Minor Groups of Caves in Salsette (Kondati, Magathan, Montpesir, Jogeshwar, and Sundries)', 'Kondana Caves and Others near the Bhor Ghat', 'Karli', and 'Bedsa - Shailarwadi - Poona'.

Material relating to the Minor groups of Caves in Salsette. These include the Kondati, Magathán, Montpésir, and Jogeshwar Caves.

A folder containing 13 items pertaining to the Kondati (Kondovite), or Mahakal (Mahakali), Caves. A contents list is found on the front of the folder. These are: No.1: General Plan, scale 40 feet to an inch. No.2: Cave 3, bench, scale 1/24. No.3: Bas-relief Dagob between Caves 3 &4; Cave 3, inner doorway; Cave 4, column. No.4: Cave 8, Cobra carving; Cave 5, column; Cave 6, pilaster, half of front and Bas-relief Dagob. No.5: Cave 13, Window, scale 1/24, Longitudinal section of cave, scale 1/48. No.6: Cave 13 cross-section, scale 1/24. No.7: Sculpture on the wall of Cave 13 with a description of it. No.8: Cave 14, frieze; Cave 17, pilaster and interior column, scale 1/24. No.9: Cave 17, two doorways, both unfinished, scale 1/24. No.10: Draft beginning of a description of the Kondati Caves. No.11: Rough description of the Eastern Caves 5-18 in 1850. No.12: Fragments of a draft description by Henry West. No.13: Particulars of Columns and Pilasters of Kondati caves.

A folder containing 3 documents related to the Magathán Caves. These are: No.1: A draft description of the caves (incomplete) No.2: A sketch of a decayed sitting Buddha sculpture, scale 1/24. No.3: Two Pilasters, a piece of a Column and a small Bas-relief Dagob, scale 1/24. These were drawn by Henry West in 1856 but the paper also has a note by Arthur Anderson West noting changes on his visit in 1858.

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 folder containing six documents Relating to the Jogeshwar Cave in Salsette. These include: No.1: Plan (unfinished), 1854-5 - scale 30 feet to an inch. No.2: A further unfinished Plan, 1854-5, scale 40 feet to an inch. No.3: The beginning of the elevation of the back wall of the verandah. scale 1/120; a tracing of a sketch of a doorkeeper (decayed), 1848. No.4: A sketch of a Pilaster, with female figure under a tree, scale 1/24. No.5: A sketch of one of the doorways (unfinished) with description, 1857, scale 1/48. No.6: A sketch of a column with its dimensions; and a further sketch of the doorway.

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.