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The map that knows exactly where your land ends and the taxman begins.
means An official register recording the boundaries, ownership, and value of land parcels, usually for taxation.
from From French cadastre, via Italian catastro, tracing back to Greek katastikhon, a list set down line by line.
Tax engineBuilt first to count what could be taxed.
Napoleon's mapHis survey cadastered France parcel by parcel.
Modern formNow digital, GPS-precise, and globally standardized.