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 OK FISHERY PROBLEMS, THE UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN 



WITH ILL US TRA TIONS 



William Blackwood and Sons 



Edinburgh and London 



1911 



