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228 - GROTIUS (Hugo). Hugo Grotius de mari libero and P. Merula de…
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GROTIUS (Hugo). Hugo Grotius de mari libero and P. Merula de maribus. Lugd. Batavorum [Leiden], from the Elzevirian Press, 1633. In-24, [14], 267 pp. Engraved title page. Ivory vellum, title in ink on the spine, exposed stitching, brick-red edges. (Contemporary binding). Grotius’s famous treatise on the freedom of the seas, first published in 1609, was commissioned by the Dutch East India Company to provide a legal basis for Dutch maritime trade in the context of peace negotiations with Spain. This volume also includes several related treatises: *Dissertatio de maribus* by Paul MERULA, *Apologia pro navigationibus Hollandorum, adversus Pontum Heuterum* by Marcus Zuerius BOXHORN, and *Tractatus pacis, mutui commercii, sive intercursus mercium, conclusus Londini anno de 1495*. Brunet, II, 1765; Willems, 385. A fine copy.
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