Of the dominion or ownership of the sea : two books ; in the first is shew'd that the sea, by the law 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, or that which encompasseth the Isle of Great Britain, is and ever hath been a part or appendant of the empire of that island /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Selden, John
Other Authors: Nedham, Marchamont, 1620-1678
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Published by William Du-Gard, 1652.
Series:Making of the modern world (Goldsmiths'-Kress Library of Economic Literature)
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Item Description:Translation of: Mare clausum, seu, De dominio maris.
"Published by special command."
Irregularities in paging: number 99 repeated, nos. 101, 177-178, 275-278 and 473-484 omitted, page 471 misnumbered 473.
Includes (with special title-pages): 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. Charls. London, 1652 (pages [461]-500) and Dominium maris, or, The dominion of the sea. Expressing the title, which the Venetians pretend unto the sole dominion, and absolute sovereigntie of the Adriatick sea, commonly called the gulf of Venice ... Translated out of Italian. London, 1652 ([7], 37 pages at end).
Reproduction of original from Goldsmiths' Library, University of London.
Goldsmiths'-Kress number 01256.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:46 unnumbered pages, 500, that is, 494 pages, 2 unnumbered pages (blank), 10 unnumbered pages, 37 pages : illustrations