A cadastral map shows the boundaries and ownership of land parcels; i.e, how big the piece of property is (length x width), and who owns it. Detailed information is also provided: survey district names, numbers that identify respective plots of land, street names, etc. This concept comes from the word/system "cadastre", in which cadastral maps and surveys are used to form a register of the metes-and-bounds property of a country. Cadasters, which are used around the world, contain a wide variety of information: the ownership, the value of the land, the dimensions (and area), tax rates, zoning areas, etc. Cadasters (and thus cadastral maps) are maintained by the government, and are public information, available to any and everyone.
This is a cadastral map of Brody, Austria-Galicia, in 1844.
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