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Mare clausum : the right and dominion of the sea in two books / written at first in Latin by that late famous and learned antiquary John Selden, Esquire ; formerly translated into English, and now perfected and restored by J.H. [i.e., James Howell].
HeinOnline Selden Society Publications and the History of Early English Law Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Selden, John, 1584-1654.
- Series:
- Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926.
- Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926
- Standardized Title:
- Mare clausum. English
- Language:
- English
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- Maritime law--Early works to 1800.
- Maritime law.
- Freedom of the seas--Early works to 1800.
- Freedom of the seas.
- Great Britain--Commercial policy--History--17th century.
- Great Britain.
- Venice (Italy)--Commercial policy--History--17th century.
- Venice (Italy).
- Venice (Italy)--Foreign relations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource ([30], 176, 179-274, 279-470, 473-472, 485-500, 37 p. ) ill., map ;
- Other Title:
- Mare clausum
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed for A. Kembe and E. Thomas, 1663.
- Notes:
- "In the first, the sea is proved by the law of nature and nations, not to be common to all men, but to be susceptible of private dominion and propriety as well as the land. In the second, it is asserted that the most serene King of Great Britain is the lord and proprietor of the circumfluent and surrounding sea, as an inseparable and perpetual appendix of the British empire."
- English translation from the Latin language of "Mare clausum."
- The English translation, by Marchamont Nedham, was first published as: Of the dominion or ownership of the sea. 1652.
- Title page printed in red and black.
- First leaf contains Royal arms on verso.
- With license-to-print leaf after dedication.
- "Additional evidences concerning the right of soveraignty and dominion of the kings of Great Britain in the sea" (p. [461]-500), and "Dominium maris, or, The dominion of the sea" (37 p. at end) have separate dated title pages.
- Reproduction of original from The American Antiquarian Society.
- Sabin no. 78974.
- Contains:
- Additional evidences concerning the right of soveraignty and dominion of the kings of Great Britain in the sea.
- Dominium maris.
- Dominion of the sea.
- OCLC:
- 11
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