Wales, James, 1746 or 1747-1795, Notes on the caves at Ellora, 1795
- Call Number:
- MSS 26
- Creator:
- Wales, James, 1746 or 1747-1795
- Title(s):
- Notes on the caves at Ellora
- Date:
- 1795
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Series II: Cave descriptions and other notes
- Part of Collection:
- Box 1, folder 5
- Provenance:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Conditions Governing Access:
- The collection is open without restriction.
- Conditions Governing Use:
- The collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts.
- Scope and Content:
- One of the documents is dated 23 April 1795; others have no date. One page describes the approach to the caves—a very difficult one, even in the dry season. Wales describes the caves as “very different from anything that I had ever seen.” He finds them surprising, and insists that “no doubt they will have this effect upon every European traveler.” At various points, the papers remark on the “superb” sculpture present, and at one point Wales describes their appeal as stemming from their “singularity of thought, boldness of design, and laborious execution.” He references other complexes at Elephanta and Salsette, likely for comparison. Another recurring theme is the decay the caves are now subject to, on account of the water that affects much of the structure.
- Physical Description:
- 20 pages ; 29 x 20 cm
- Genre:
- Diaries and Notebooks
- Subject Terms:
- BritishCave templesCavesDescription and travelEllora Caves (India)India
- Associated Places:
- IndiaMumbai (India)Pune (India)
- Associated People/Groups:
- Daniell, Thomas, 1749-1840Gaṅgārāma, active 18th centuryMabon, RobertMalet, Charles Warre, 1752-1815Wales, James, 1746 or 1747-1795
- Finding Aid Title:
- James Wales archive
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/3410866
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3410866?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1