TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wilson,Donald A.
AU  - Wallace,C.
TI  - Interpreting land records
SN  - 9781118746820
AV  - TA545 .W557 2015eb
U1  - 526.9 23
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Hoboken, New Jersey
PB  - Wiley
KW  - Surveying
KW  - Land tenure
KW  - SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Cartography
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1; Introduction to land records --; 2; Geometry of the description --; 3; Records research : title search or deed search --; 4; Rules of construction --; 5; Relative importance of conflicting elements --; 6; Exceptions and reservations --; 7; Words and phrases --; 8; The use of extrinsic evidence --; 9; Maps, plats, plans, and charts --; 10; Pictures --; 11; Document examination
N2  - "The book provides an introduction to land records in the United States, covers various methods of historic surveys used throughout the country, practical information on records research, the meaning of historic words and phrases, and the use of historic maps, photographs, and written documents in establishing a boundary for which the official records are lost or corrupted. All this is supported with extensive case law and citations which assist the reader in building a defense for their findings to present in court"--Publisher description
UR  - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118989326
ER  -