<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">early maps</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31361231</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:37:28</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">early map</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">maps, early</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ General term for cartographic works made by human observation and surveying, prior to the invention of complex scientific cartographic equipment in the 19th century and later. Ancient maps are documented by the 7th century BCE; star maps dating to 14,500 BCE are found on the walls of the Lascaux caves. ]]></dc:description></metadata>