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Johann Phillip Abelin

Johann Phillip Abelin (or Abeling) a German historian born at Strasburg who published works under the name of Johann Ludwig Gottfried.

Among his many works were the first two volumes of the twenty-one volume Theatrum Europe, an important work describing contemporary history and Historia Antipodum (1655) a work which describes the West Indies at that time.

He died around 1646.