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Jumna and Narrnada, and an interesting account of the Dliamnar 

 caves was drawn up. General Cunningham had now examined and 

 described the ruins and inscriptions in nine of the ancient kingdoms 

 of Hindostan.* But in 1866 the appointment of archaeological 

 surveyor was abolished by Lord Lawrence, and for a time General 

 Cunningham's useful investigations were suspended, while he him- 

 self returned to England. The interval was, however, profitably 

 employed by the General in the preparation of an important and 

 learned work on the ancient geography of India, in which the 

 routes of Alexander and Hwen Thsang were traced and numerous 

 historical sites identified. 



In 1867 public interest in the conservation of ancient monuments, 

 and the collecting of photographs thereof, again revived, and the 

 Government of India issued a circular to the local governments, 

 expressing their sense of the importance of taking steps in that 

 direction, and calling for lists of monumental remains and works of 

 art in the various provinces. The Government were prepared to 

 assist in the purchase of private photographs, and to expend a sum 

 of Rs. 52,000 a year for parties in the four largest provinces to make 

 models, plans, photographs, and descriptions of the more important 

 buildings-} . The Science and Art Department added the weight of 

 their recommendation in the same direction, and even offered to 

 share expenses, laying stress at the same time on the expediency 

 of making oasts as well as plans and photographs of the finest 

 monuments. 



The local governments placed the work under the heads of the 

 Schools of Art ; and in Bengal a party was sent to Orissa and took 

 casts at Bhavaneswar temples, and, during the second season, at 

 Khandagiri caves. The superintendent of the Bombay School of 

 Art went to Amaranath, near Kalyan, in the Konkan, and took a 

 series of casts and also made a number of excellent drawings, 

 afterwards published in the " Indian Antiquary," III., 316-320. In 

 connexion with this scheme also, Capt. H. H. Cole was sent to 

 Sanchi, and made casts of the eastern gateway there, of which 

 copies are to be seen in the South Kensington, Edinburgh, and 

 Dublin National Museums. 



* General Cunningham's four reports for the years 1862-65, were re-published in 

 tv.-o volumes at Simla in 1871. 



| Government of India, Home Department Resolution, No. 14-931 of 24tb February 

 1868. 



