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| Expression | 1. A survey, map, or plan on a large scale (Usually 1/2500 of the linear measure of the ground, or twenty-five inches to the mile or about an inch to the acre) so as to represent the relative positions and dimensions of objects and estates exactly; -- distinguished from a topographical map, which exaggerates the dimensions of houses and the breadth of roads and streams, for the sake of distinctness. --Brande & C.[Websters]. | |
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Common Expressions: CADASTRAL MAP
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| Cadastral map | A survey, map, or plan on a large scale (Usually 1/2500 of the linear measure of the ground, or twenty-five inches to the mile or about an inch to the acre) so as to represent the relative positions and dimensions of objects and estates exactly; -- distinguished from a topographical map, which exaggerates the dimensions of houses and the breadth of roads and streams, for the sake of distinctness. --Brande & C. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: CADASTRAL MAP
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| Cadastral map | Art | From the Latin word capitastrum meaning "register of the poll tax." A map showing boundaries and subdivisions, made to record ownership and rights in land, and to describe and establish the value of property, usually for the purpose of tax assessment. (references) | |
| Cadastral map | Engineering | See: map, cadastral. (references) | |
| Cadastral map | Finance | A legal map for recording title to a property. The map indicates legal boundaries and the ownership of the property. (references) | |
| Cadastral map | Mining | A large-scale map showing the boundaries of subdivisions of land, usually with the directions and lengths thereof and the areas of individual tracts, compiled for the purpose of describing and recording ownership. It may also show culture, drainage, and other features relating to use of the land. (references) | |
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