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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 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.

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.

A folder containing 55 sheets depicting individual and grouped plans of the Kanheri Caves. The folder includes a hand written numerated list of contents.

A small hand written note with some rough sketches regarding the dimensions and decoration of Cave No. 3, mounted on a A4 sheet of paper.

An unbound notebook of notes, sketches and drawings taken by Walter West during his visit to the Kanheri Caves on the 27th and 28th of December 1870. The notebook is comprised of 36 pages, with an additional 12 smaller inserted pages. The notes were taken to complete the information which had previously obtained regrading the facades, columns, pilasters and stūpas. Also included is W. West's travel itinerary and a brief summary of his stay at the Caves.

A folder containing 50 pages of drawings.

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.

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 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 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.