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The Rhine - Coggle Diagram
The Rhine
Skipper's Monopoly
Two types of skippers:
Small boaters
Only allowed to bring cargo or passengers from a village or small town to a nearby market or exploit a ferry. Cannot take part in intercity transport.
Members of guilds, or registered on Dutch Skippers' lists
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The Dutch had a very rigid and strict system with regards to who and what boats can enter and leave.
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1831 Mainz Treaty
--> Established a transnational Rhine regime
--> Introduced a uniform toll system
--> Declared that Rhine navigation was free for residents of all riparian states.
"Under foreign pressure, the Dutch would slowly turn towards more pronounced liberalism."
Transport
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By the late 19th century, railways had become the dominant mode of transport, marking the end of the Rhine's primacy as Europe's main waterway.
By the early 20th century, Rhine barging was a major form of transpor