The Sovereignty of the Sea An Historical Account of the Claims of England to the Dominion of the British Seas, and of the Evolution of the Territorial Waters

The Sovereignty of the Sea An Historical Account of the Claims of England to the Dominion of the British Seas, and of the Evolution of the Territorial Waters: with special reference to the Rights of Fishing and the Naval Salute BY THOMAS WEMYSS FULTON LECTURER ON THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF FISHERY PROBLEMS, THE UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN WITH ILLUSTRATIONS William Blackwood and Sons Edinburgh and London 1911 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

PREFACE.

APPENDIX.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE SEA. INTRODUCTION.

SECTION I. THE HISTORY OF THE CLAIMS TO THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE SEA

CHAPTER I. EARLY HISTORY.

Concerning the Supremacy of the Sea of England and the Right of the Office of Admiralty in the same.

CHAPTER II. THE FISHERIES.

CHAPTER III. UNDER THE TUDORS.