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Subject:        Re: [MAPS-L] question about cadastral maps
Date:   Wed, 20 Feb 2013 08:45:22 -0600
From:   Susan Moore <[log in to unmask]>
To:     Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship
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Hi Silvana,

Sadly, I don't think there is a nice cut-and-dried determinate for when
a map is cadastral or not. The definition in _Cartographic
Materials_ simply states that a cadastral map delineates property
boundaries. So since the map you're working with shows parcels, block
and lot numbers, I think you could successfully argue that it is a
cadastral map. I think I'd be inclined to do so especially in light of
the fact that your map was meant to highlight the property aspect since
it was created in conjunction with the auction of the land. If I had a
similar map without the information about the auction on it, I might not
label it a cadastral map so that's where the variety of treatments comes
in.

I know this isn't a neat and tidy answer but unfortunately I don't think
there is one.

Susan Moore
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA  50613
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On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 8:16 AM, Angie Cope, American Geographical
Society Library, UW Milwaukee <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:

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     Subject: question about cadastral maps
     Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:27:54 -0700
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     Hello all,
     I am rare books cataloger that has become the de facto map
cataloger for
     our dept. I have some limited experience cataloging maps but there is
     much I have yet to learn. One of the most confusing things for me is
     trying to identify cadastral maps. How much information is necessary to
     label a map cadasral? The map I am currently cataloging (Property at
     East Newark, formerly known as the Preston Tract, to be sold at auction
     ... ca. 1836) shows parcels, block and lot numbers, street names, a few
     parks and and two existing structures. Does this qualify as a cadastral
     map or would it need to supply more information like parcel dimensions
     or owners names? Other similar maps are sometimes identified as
     cadastral and sometimes not.
     Any clarification would be greatly appreciated.

     -Silvana Notarmaso
     Special Collections & University Archives
     Rutgers University