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Portrait bust to the left within oval, within decorated frame of Hugo de Groot (1583-1645), also known as Grotius. De Groot wrote Latin tragedies and poems, theological treatises and Dutch poems. His most important works are in the historical and legal field. His most famous work is De iure belli ac pacis (On the law of war and peace) from 1625. It forms the basis for modern international law. He is also known for his advocacy of free access to the sea (and free trade) in the Mare Liberum (1609). Grotius has exerted an immense influence on public international law, his ideas regarding maritime transport, for example, dominate most of contemporary maritime law. Copper engraving, published in Leiden by Pieter van der Aa (1659-1733). Signed in print. Rare edition.
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