A LANDMARK TREATISE ON MARITIME LAW Originally published: Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1859. Two volumes. Reprint of the first edition. This impressive treatise was a landmark work because it was the first to consider the law of shipping, the law of marine insurance and the law and practice of admiralty
as interconnected aspects of maritime law. It also includes an
extensive list of United States statutes relating to commercial and
maritime matters and the rules of practice for United States Courts
of Admiralty and Maritime jurisdiction. In sum, this work offers an
unparalleled contemporary overview of the subject by one of the
most important American legal scholars of the period.
as interconnected aspects of maritime law. It also includes an
extensive list of United States statutes relating to commercial and
maritime matters and the rules of practice for United States Courts
of Admiralty and Maritime jurisdiction. In sum, this work offers an
unparalleled contemporary overview of the subject by one of the
most important American legal scholars of the period.
