Editing Johann Philipp Abelin (section)

===Own works===
Abelin produced compilations of contemporary records and letters about the events of the wars of [[Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden]] without further historical commentary:
*''Arma Suecica'', 1631–1634, in 12 parts
*''Inventarium Sueciae'', 1632<ref name="EB1911"/>
In the same style, his best known work was ''[[Theatrum Europaeum]]'', a series of chronicles of the chief events in the history of the world down to 1619, reedited, updated and republished several times, including a translation into [[Dutch language|Dutch]]. Its coincidence with the needs and tastes of the time, made it a very popular work.  Abelin was responsible for the first two volumes. It was continued by various writers and grew to 21 volumes (1633–1738). However, the main interest of the volumes are the beautiful [[intaglio printing|copperplate]] engraved illustrations of Matthäus Merian (1593–1650).{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}}