Topographical studies for the land registry. Plot map of the municipality of Isla Cristina, polygon 1 and 2, sheet 1. Scale: 1:5,000. The land registry is the census and register of rural and urban properties for purely fiscal purposes. This demands the most precise graphic representation of the land possible, including details of every property. The Topographic Land Registry is therefore a graphic representation of all of the rural property in a given territory, indicating its size and features. Instituto Geográfico y Catastral.