Mare clausum : the right and dominion of the sea in two books : 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
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Printed for Andrew Kembe and Edward Thomas, and are to be sold at their shops ...,
1663.
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| Series: | Early English books online.
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| Item Description: | Translation of: Mare clausum. The English translation, by Marchamont Nedham, was first published as: Of the dominion or ownership of the sea. 1652. "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 pages at end) have special title pages. Errata on pages [7]. Advertisement on pages [7]. Reproduction of original in University of Michigan Libraries. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource ([30], 500 [i.e 482], [2], 37 pages : illustrations, maps. |