<?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">packet ships</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31395541</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:46:19</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">packet ship</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">packet-boats</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">packet-ships</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">packet-boat</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">boats, packet</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">packet</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">packet boats</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">packet ships</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">ships, packet</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Medium-sized vessels travelling at regular intervals between two ports, originally for the conveyance of mail, later also for goods and passengers; used particularly in Europe and North America in the 18th and 19th centuries. They could be ocean-going or used on rivers and canals. Merchant vessels plying regularly along fixed routes, especially on rivers or along coasts, to carry mail but also for cargo or passenger transport. ]]></dc:description></metadata>