Of the dominion, or ownership, of the sea : two books : in the first is shew'd, that the sea, by the lavv of nature, or nations, is not common to all men, but capable of private dominion or proprietie, as well as the land : in the second is proved, that the dominion of the British sea ... is, and ever hath been, a part or appendant of the empire of that island writ[t]en at first in Latin, and entituled, Mare clausum, seu, De dominio maris, by John Selden, Esquire ; translated into English, and set forth with som[e] additional evidences and discourses by Marchamont Nedham.
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London : Printed by William Du-Gard ..., 1652.
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78949
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Subject:
Maritime law -- Early works to 1800.
Freedom of the seas -- Early works to 1800.
Great Britain -- Commercial policy -- 17th century.
Venice (Italy) -- Commercial policy -- 17th century.
Venice (Italy) -- Foreign relations.
Note:
Includes: Additional evidences, concerning the right of soveraigntie and dominion of England in the sea (p. [461]-500 [i.e. 494]), and Dominium maris, or, The dominion of the sea ... translated out of Italian (p. [12], 37), with special title pages.
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[47], 500 [i.e. 494] p., [12], 37 p. : ill., 12 maps.