If you are new to genealogy and want to see what a plat book looks like, you can view the Doniphan Co. Kansas plat book, published 1882, which is on line. This will give you an idea of how plat books look and what they do. Be sure to look at the PLAT MAPS. http://winston.bartol.udel.edu/Plat1882/DPC_Plat_Text_TOC.html Jim Windsor