[Item #77470] The Oregon Question Determined by the Rules of International Law. Edward J. Wallace.

The Oregon Question Determined by the Rules of International Law

Hardcover, London: A. Maxwell & Son, 1846. Good. A Bombay, India Barrister states the opposing arguments about the Oregon boundary line dispute: "The British government insists uipon the principle that the earth is the common inheritance of mankind, of which each individual, and each nation, is entitled to appropriate a share by Occupancy and Cultivation. On the other hand, the government of the United States, besides claiming whatever it may appear to be entitled to on the footing of Occupation, sets up one claim to the terrritory on the ground of Discovery, and another on the ground of Contiguity to Louisiana." Good: 3/4 marble boards with 1/4 leather spine and corners. Front cover loose. Date stamp (Sept 9, 1919) on bottom of page 39. Date(Jan 1846) and customs stamps on first blank page after page 39. Ships same or next business day. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 39 pages. [Item #77470]

Price: $450.00

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