Marco Polo Collection
- Campus:
- California State University, East Bay
- Library:
- CSUEB University Libraries
- Subject(s):
- Asia — Description and travel ; Mongols — History ; Marco Polo, 1254—1323? ; Voyages and travels
- Description:
- A collection of books pertaining to the 12th century Italian explorer. One of the first Europeans to return from China and other parts of South and East Asia, Marco Polo described the geography and culture of these hitherto unknown regions to Europeans. The collection is actually a subset of the larger Henry Hart Collection.
- Dates covered:
- 1824 - 1922
- Language(s):
- English;Italian;French;German;Spanish.
- Collection Size:
- Approximately 200 volumes of varying sizes.