When everything goes right, the last line of your plot should return you to the point on your graph where you began. If this happens, recheck your work to make sure that you got all of the distances properly converted to scale, and all of the measurements and angles graphed correctly. If things still don't match up, don't worry about it too much. Surveys weren't always precise.
Land Platting Made Easy
By Kimberly Powell, About.com
Place your compass or protractor on the new point that you just created in Step 6 and repeat the process, determining the course and direction to find and plot the next line and corner point. Continue repeating this step for each line and corner in your deed until you return to the beginning point.
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- Gather Your Tools
- Transcribe the Deed (or Make a Photocopy)
- Create a Call List
- Choose a Scale & Convert Your Measurements
- Select a Beginning Point
- Chart Your First Line
- Complete the Plat
- Problem Solving: Missing Lines
- Fit the Property to a Map
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