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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824529903321

Autore

Wilson Donald A.

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-118-74683-X

1-118-98932-5

1-118-74682-1

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (435 p.)

Disciplina

526.9

Soggetti

Surveying

Land tenure

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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