Matthew H. Edney
Academic History
Education
B.Sc. (honors) Geography. University College London, University of London. First-class degree, August 1983.
Dissertation: “The Computer-Based Construction of Map Projections.”
M.S. Cartography. University of Wisconsin–Madison. December 1985.
Thesis: “Politics, Science and Government Mapping in the United States, 1800 to 1925.”
Ph.D. Geography. University of Wisconsin–Madison. May 1990.
Dissertation: “Mapping and Empire: British Trigonometrical Surveys in India and the European Concept of Systematic Survey, 1799–1843.”
Academic Employment
Assistant Professor. Department of Geography. State University of New York at Binghamton (Binghamton University). 1990–1995.
Associate Professor. Departments of Geography-Anthropology and American & New England Studies. University of Southern Maine. 1995 to 2008.
Faculty Scholar. Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education. University of Southern Maine. 1995–2007.
Visiting Associate Professor. Program in American Culture. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. 2004–2005.
Associate Scientist. Director, History of Cartography Project. Department of Geography. University of Wisconsin–Madison. 2005 to date.
Osher Chair in the History of Cartography. University of Southern Maine. 2007 to date.
Professor. Departments of Geography-Anthropology and American & New England Studies. University of Southern Maine. 2008 to date.
Current Professional Service
American Friends of the J. B. Harley Research Fellowships, Inc. A not-for-profit 501(c)3 corporation, registered in Wisconsin, U.S.A., which raises capital for scholarships and travel awards in the history of cartography. Director (unpaid), December 1995 to date. Chairman and President (unpaid), October 2004 to date.
Imago Mundi, Ltd. A not-for-profit company, registered with the U.K. Charity Commission, that publishes Imago Mundi and sponsors the international conferences on the history of cartography. Director (unpaid), January 2003 to date.
J. B. Harley Research Fellowships Trust. A not-for-profit trust fund that awards travel grants to scholars seeking to use U.K. archives for studies in the history of cartography. Trustee (unpaid), January 2006 to date.