Interpreting land records / Donald A. Wilson ; cover design, C. Wallace.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilson, Donald A., author.

Contributor:

Wallace, C., cover designer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Surveying.

Land tenure.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (435 p.)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Base retracement on solid research and historically accurate interpretation Interpreting Land Records is the industry's most complete guide to researching and understanding the historical records germane to land surveying. Coverage includes boundary retracement and the primary considerations during new boundary establishment, as well as an introduction to historical records and guidance on effective research and interpretation. This new edition includes a new chapter titled "Researching Land Records," and advice on overcoming common research problems and insight into alternative resources wh

Contents:

INTERPRETING LAND RECORDS; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO LAND RECORDS; CHAPTER 2 GEOMETRY OF THE DESCRIPTION; AN 1850 DEED DESCRIPTION; DETERMINATION OF TRUE OR MAGNETIC BEARING; CIRCLES AND CURVES; THE UNITED STATES RECTANGULAR SYSTEM; FOR FURTHER REFERENCE; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 3 RECORDS RESEARCH: TITLE SEARCH OR DEED SEARCH; ADMISSIBILITY OF EVIDENCE; FOR FURTHER REFERENCE; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 4 RESEARCHING LAND RECORDS; THE USE OF FORENSIC TECHNIQUES IN LAND RECORDS INVESTIGATION; OVERCOMING PROBLEMS IN RESEARCH; PITFALLS IN RESEARCH

CHAPTER 5 RULES OF CONSTRUCTIONINTENT OF THE PARTIES; DESCRIPTION HONORED IN ITS ENTIRETY; SPECIFIC DESCRIPTION CONTROLS GENERAL DESCRIPTION; REFERENCES ARE PART OF THE DESCRIPTION; CONSTRUE AGAINST THE GRANTOR; FALSE DESCRIPTION REJECTED; MEANING AND INTENDING CLAUSE; DECISIONS RENDERING DESCRIPTIONS CERTAIN OR UNCERTAIN; CONFLICT BETWEEN GRANTING AND HABENDUM CLAUSES; FOR FURTHER REFERENCE; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 6 RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF CONFLICTING ELEMENTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 7 EXCEPTIONS AND RESERVATIONS; FOR FURTHER REFERENCE; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 8 WORDS AND PHRASES; REFERENCE

CHAPTER 9 THE USE OF EXTRINSIC EVIDENCEUSE OF PAROL EVIDENCE; PARTICULAR KINDS OF AMBIGUITIES; DEEDS, MORTGAGES, AND RELATED INSTRUMENTS; WILLS; FOR FURTHER REFERENCE; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 10 MAPS, PLATS, PLANS, AND CHARTS; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS; PANORAMIC MAPS; FIRE INSURANCE MAPS; SKETCHES; CREATION AND USE OF BASE MAPS; ADMISSIBILITY OF RECORDS; FOR FURTHER REFERENCE; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 11 PICTURES; FOR FURTHER REFERENCE; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 12 DOCUMENT EXAMINATION; HANDWRITING ANALYSIS; ANALYSIS OF TYPEWRITING; PHOTOCOPIERS AND LASER PRINTERS; DOCUMENT EXAMINATION; PHOTOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES

COMPARISON OF PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN YEARS APARTModern Methods; FOR FURTHER REFERENCE; REFERENCES; APPENDIX ONE DEFINITIONS OF WORDS AND PHRASES; APPENDIX TWO DEFINITIONS OF ANCIENT LAND TERMS; INDEX; EULA

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 6, 2014).

ISBN:

1-118-74683-X

1-118-98932-5

1-118-74682-1

OCLC:

896846672