<?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">retourships</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31425634</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:54:50</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">retour ship</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">retourship</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Heavily armed and well-manned merchant ships of the Dutch East India Company, or Verenigde Oostindische Compagnia, VOC. These were specifically designed for the long roundtrip, or 'retour,' voyage from the Netherlands to the East Indies. These vessels were also repeatedly used as warships. ]]></dc:description></metadata>