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The map–territory relation is the relationship between an object and a representation of that object, as in the relation between a geographical territory and a map of it. Mistaking the map for the territory is a logical fallacy that occurs when someone confuses the semantics of a term with what it represents.
A contemporary plat map used in the lot and block system. The lot and block survey system is a method used in the United States and Canada to locate and identify land, particularly for lots in densely populated metropolitan areas, suburban areas and exurbs. It is sometimes referred to as the recorded plat survey system or the recorded map ...
Cadastral surveying is the sub-field of cadastre and surveying that specialises in the establishment and re-establishment of real property boundaries. It involves the physical delineation of property boundaries and determination of dimensions, areas and certain rights associated with properties.
Metes and bounds is a system or method of describing land, real property (in contrast to personal property) or real estate. [1] The system has been used in England for many centuries and is still used there in the definition of general boundaries.
Cadastral map from 1827 in Austria (Franziszeischer Kataster ) A modern cadastral map for Eastern England. A cadastre or cadaster (/ k ə ˈ d æ s t ə r / kə-DAS-tər) is a comprehensive recording of the real estate or real property's metes-and-bounds of a country. [1] [2] Often it is represented graphically in a cadastral map.
A unit of real estate or immovable property is limited by a legal boundary (sometimes also referred to as a property line, lot line or bounds). The boundary (in Latin: limes ) may appear as a discontinuation in the terrain: a ditch, a bank, a hedge, a wall, or similar, but essentially, a legal boundary is a conceptual entity, a social construct ...
A plat map that shows the location of a lot for sale. In the United States, a plat (/ p l æ t / [1] or / p l ɑː t /) [2] (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land.
Example of a section index page. The information is organized by section, with a section relating to one square mile.Each section is presented in a two-page representation, usually by presenting the northwest quarter-section as the top half of the left page.