London: Plummer, Printer, [1798]. 8 pp. A Copyright Case Concerning Navigational Charts [Trial]. Moore, John Hamilton [1738-1807], Defendant. Trial of John Hamilton Moore for Pirating a Chart. Sittings After Term, March 1798, Before Lord Kenyon and a Special Jury of Merchants. Guildhall, London. Heather and Williams, v. John Hamilton Moore [Drop-Head Title]. [London]: Plummer, Printer, [1798]. 8 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5"). Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Light toning, faint fold lines to corners. $950. * First edition. Moore, a Scottish cartographer, chart seller and educator with a somewhat controversial reputation, was accused of copying a chart of the coasts of France, Spain and Portugal drawn up by William Heather. The case was heard before Lord Kenyon with the prosecution led by Erskine; the jury quickly found for the defendant despite Kenyon's balanced instruction. Another 4 pp. edition of the trial appeared c.1801. OCLC locates 5 copies of the 8 pp. edition, 2 in North America (Harvard Law School, Boston Public Library). We located another at the Society of the Cincinnati. English Short-Title Catalogue T196045.

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Trial of John Hamilton Moore for Pirating a Chart: Sittings After.

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1798

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London: Plummer, Printer, [1798]. 8 pp.

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