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| :Beginning at the ... Chestnut tree, which is the established northeast corner of the ... Revere Plantation; THENCE N 40° E 200′ to a stake for corner; THENCE S 30° E 250′ to a stake for corner; THENCE S 20° W 150′ to a stake for corner; THENCE N 45° W 290′ to the place of beginning. | | :Beginning at the ... Chestnut tree, which is the established northeast corner of the ... Revere Plantation; THENCE N 40° E 200′ to a stake for corner; THENCE S 30° E 250′ to a stake for corner; THENCE S 20° W 150′ to a stake for corner; THENCE N 45° W 290′ to the place of beginning. |
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− | [[File:Tinkler__land-description-and-maps__Fig_3.png|thumb|{{figure_number|3}}A circle divided into 360 degrees, showing typical compass bearings.]] | + | [[File:Drive-mechanisms-and-recovery_fig3.png|thumb|left|'''Figure 3.''' A circle divided into 360 degrees, showing typical compass bearings.]] |
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− | Using a 360 degree compass, shown in Figure 3,... the plot of the above metes and bounds property description use[s] the following procedure: | + | Using a 360 degree compass, shown in [[:Image:Drive-mechanisms-and-recovery_fig3.png|Figure 3]],... the plot of the above metes and bounds property description use[s] the following procedure: |
| # Place the center of the compass at the point of beginning of the line of course, designated as Point A in Figure 4a, with the north and south line of the compass coinciding with the line selected to be the north and south line of the map. [Editor's note: A ''course'' is the combination of the direction and length of any particular line, such as "north 40° east, 200 ft."] | | # Place the center of the compass at the point of beginning of the line of course, designated as Point A in Figure 4a, with the north and south line of the compass coinciding with the line selected to be the north and south line of the map. [Editor's note: A ''course'' is the combination of the direction and length of any particular line, such as "north 40° east, 200 ft."] |
| # Then lay off 40 degrees from north toward the east and draw a line through this point. With the scale, measure off the first distance, which is 200 feet, and which will be Point B. | | # Then lay off 40 degrees from north toward the east and draw a line through this point. With the scale, measure off the first distance, which is 200 feet, and which will be Point B. |
| # ... The process is repeated using the data for the second course ... and for the remaining calls and distances, as shown in Figure 4b. | | # ... The process is repeated using the data for the second course ... and for the remaining calls and distances, as shown in Figure 4b. |
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| + | [[File:Drive-mechanisms-and-recovery fig4.png|thumbnail|'''Figure 4.''']] |
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| Metes and bounds descriptions are often lengthy and subject to error in the calls and distances... Many use a "deed reference" ... An example of a referenced description is as follows: | | Metes and bounds descriptions are often lengthy and subject to error in the calls and distances... Many use a "deed reference" ... An example of a referenced description is as follows: |