17 
HALL 1. 
Cases 40 and 41. — The remaining facsimile reproduce 
tions of famous documents. 
Album containing specimens of ancient writings from records 
cf the Roman Pontiff, from Innocent III to Urban V. 
Facsimile in phototype of the Vatican Greek Bible. 
Aquarelles, or water-colors, representing paintings in the Ro- 
man Catacombs. 
The codex of the prophets, and several other valuable books 
may be seen. 
The mosaics on the wall of this hall belong to the Vatican 
exhibit; the smallest one — St. Peter Weeping — is considered a mas- 
ter-piece, the finest mosaic in the world. Its execution required 
six years’ labor. The largest one — the Prophet Isaiah — is after the 
original fresco painted by Raphael in the church of St. Augustine. 
Its execution required sixteen years of labor. 
The collection of Byzantine Madonnas, hanging in this hall, . 
of which a full description will be found in the catalogue, were 
painted from the XII to the XVI centuries, and are very valuable. 
No. 999. — Portrait of Sovereign Pontiff Alexander VI gaz- 
ing in adoration toward Jerusalem. Reproduced from the original 
fresco by Pinturecchio, 1494, in the Appartmento Borgia at the 
Vatican. 
No. €>30. — Portrait of Bartholomew de Las Casas, the most 
famous of the historians of the time of Columbus. 
No. 821. — Don Juan Marcelo Chequanthopa, descendant of 
the Incas of Peri, Governor of San Geronimo, 1684. 
No. 218. — Landing of Columbus, by Gabrini, of Rome, 1892. 
If the visitor will now proceed to Hall 8, as indicated on the 
accompanying diagram, he will find the portraits and monuments 
pf Columbus. 
