A cadastral map is a map showing boundaries and ownership of land. Some cadastral maps - show [ as well as boundaries and ownership details ] - such details - , as Survey District Name(s) : Block Number(s) [ within each Survey District ] ; certificate of title ( C/T ) number(s) ; "rough" postions of existing [older] structures [ as guides ] ; [ seperate ] government [ described ], runhold , section and /or lot number(s), and their [ respective ] areas ; adjoining / adjacent street name(s) ; [ selected ] boundary dimension(s) ; and [ references ] to prior [ founding ] map(s). A map of the world by Johannes Kepler A map is a simplified depiction of a space, a navigational aid which highlights relations between objects within that space. ... The word Boundary has a variety of meanings. ... Land is sometimes used synonymously with country. ...
Maps delineating the form of the bottom of a body of water, or a portion thereof, by the use of depth contours (isobaths).
Map showing the boundaries of subdivisions of land, often with the bearings and lengths thereof and the areas of individual tracts, for purposes of describing and recording ownership.
Scale of a map or chart expressed as a fraction or ratio that relates unit distance on the map to distance measured in the same unit on the ground.
Cadastre is a technical term for a st of records showing the extent, value and ownership (or other basis for use or occupancy) of land.
A cadastralmap will show the boundaries of such parcels but may in addition incorporate details of the resources associated with them, including the physical structures on or beneath them, their geology, soils, and vegetation and the manner in which the land is used.
Since the object of the map is to provide a precise description and identification of the land, the scale must be large enough for every separate plot of land which may be the subject of separate possession (conveniently called a “survey plot” or “land parcel”) to appear as a recognizable unit on the map.