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Of the dominion, or, ownership of the sea : two books : in the first is shew'd, that the sea, by the law of nature, 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, or that which incompasseth the Isle of Great Britain, is and ever halth been a part or appendant of the empire of that island : written at first in Latin, and entituled, Mare clausum seu De dominio maris / by John Selden, Esquire ; translated into English and set forth with som additional evidences and discourses, by Marchamont Nedham. Published by special command.
The Making of Modern Law: Foreign, Comparative, and International Law, 1600-1926 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Selden, John, 1584-1654.
- Series:
- Making of modern law: Foreign, comparative and international law, 1600-1926.
- The making of modern law: Foreign, comparative and international law, 1600-1926
- Standardized Title:
- Mare clausum. English
- Language:
- English
- Italian
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- Mare clausum--Early works to 1800.
- Mare clausum.
- Freedom of the seas--Early works to 1800.
- Freedom of the seas.
- Law of the sea--Early works to 1800.
- Law of the sea.
- Great Britain--Commercial policy--Early works to 1800.
- Great Britain.
- Venice (Italy)--Commercial policy--Early works to 1800.
- Venice (Italy).
- Venice (Italy)--Foreign relations--Austria--Early works to 1800.
- Austria--Foreign relations--Italy--Venice--Early works to 1800.
- Austria.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource ([46], 500 [i.e. 494], [8], 37 pages) : illustrations, maps.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed by William Du-Gard, anno Domini 1652.
- Notes:
- T.p. is preceded by (prelim. p. [2]) poem "Neptune to the Common-wealth of England," signed Klareamont[os] (in Greek letters), and (prelim. p. [3]) full-page engraving "Angliae respub." by P. Lombart.
- "Additional evidences concerning the right of soveraigntie and dominion of England in the sea : collected out of certain publick papers relating to the reigns of K. James and K. Charles" (p. [461]-500) has special t.p with imprint: London : Printed by William Du-Gard, an. Dom. 1652.
- Annexed at end (as announced on p. 500), with special t.p.: Dominium maris, or, the dominion of the sea : expressing the title ... manifested in a pleading ... betwixt the Republick of Venice and the Emperor Ferdinand ... : translated out of Italian. London : Printed by William Du Gard, an. Dom. 1652. The work ([10], 37, [1] p.; 4A-4F⁴), published also separately, includes "An advertisement to the readder [sic]" signed (in Greek letters): Klareamontos.
- Signatures: pi² A² a-k² B-3R⁴ 4A-4F⁴. 3R4 blank.
- Reproduction of the original from the George Washington University Law Library.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contains:
- Dominium maris. English
- Additional evidences concerning the right of soveraigntie and dominion of England in the sea.
- Dominium maris, or, the dominion of the sea.
- OCLC:
- 820934169
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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