The year 1848 was a year of revolutions all across Europe, and Denmark was not spared. The First Scheswig War (1848-1952) resulted in a victory for Denmark over the Prussians and their German-speaking allies in Schleswig-Holstein. 

 

The painter Frederik Christian Lund (1826-1901) fought in the First Schleswig War. In the years that followed, he traveled around Denmark sketching farmers in their finest festive garb and Sunday clothing, which were to subsequently be termed "folk costumes."

 

Three editions of F.C. Lund's sketches were published:

a. In 1864, a first collection of 31 color lithographs, based upon F.C. Lund's sketches.

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b. In 1890, an identical second collection.

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c. In 1915, given that the initial printing plates no longer existed, figure painter Luplau Janssen recreated the images and also corrected certain "glaring errors and deficiencies."

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The map above shows the regions whose costumes F.C. Lund memorialized through his work. Thus, this map represents a snapshot suggesting which regional costumes F.C. Lund felt were most significant as he traveled Denmark in the 1850s. Several of these regions are no longer part of Denmark due to ensuing territorial changes.