Abstract: A method for drawing a plat from a metes and bounds property description includes the steps of providing a first page presenting a compass rose and a grid pattern. A plurality of lines are then created on the first page, each beginning at a center point on the compass rose and extending in a direction of a respective call of the metes and bounds measurements. Each of the plurality of lines are then numbered to correspond to the order of the respective calls. A second page is also provided having a grid pattern thereon which is aligned with the grid pattern of the first page. A first line corresponding to a first call of the metes and bounds description is then traced from the first page onto the second page, and the line is scaled an amount corresponding to a magnitude of the first call.