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S. Max Edelson is a Professor of History at the University of Virginia and Co-Director of the UVA Early American Seminar. He specializes in British America, cartography, and plantation societies.
- Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University (1999)
- M.A., Johns Hopkins University (1997)
- M.Litt., University of Oxford (1994)
- B.A., Cornell University (1992)
- Deep Springs College, Class of 1988
Edelson’s research focuses on space, place, and cultural exchange in colonial North America and the Caribbean. His work bridges traditional historical analysis with digital humanities, particularly through the development of MapScholar, a digital tool for historic map visualization. His scholarship examines how colonial powers like Britain used cartography to assert control over contested territories, including Jamaica, Carolina, New York, and Pennsylvania.
His publications highlight trends in imperial geography and colonial mapping, with keywords spanning British Empire, Cartography, and Digital Humanities. Sub-fields include Eighteenth-century Atlantic World, Geospatial colonial control, and Historical GIS.
Scientific recognition includes:
- John Lyman Book Award for U.S. Maritime History (2017)
- Finalist, George Washington Book Prize (2018)
- NEH Digital Implementation Grant (2012-2016)
- ACLS Digital Innovation Fellowship (2010)
Edelson has advised numerous graduate students whose work spans topics like Indigenous diplomacy, disability in early America, and British imperial crises. He has also secured grants for digital projects such as MapScholar, which received NEH and Mellon Foundation support.
