Dr. Nathan Braccio received his PhD in early American history from the University of Connecticut. Prior to arriving at Lesley University, he was a postdoctoral fellow at Utah State University. He has research and teaching specialties in environmental history, American Indian history, and early American history.
His current research investigates Indigenous and English mapmaking in New England and has received funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, American Council of Learned Societies, Omohundro Institute, University of Connecticut Humanities Institute, and the J.B. Harley Fellowship for the History of Cartography.
Select Publications
Select Publications
- “Map Scarcity in Colonial New England.” Early American Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal. 2021.
- “Thomas Graves, Phillip Wells, and Colonial Mapping in Massachusetts, 1629-1688.” Historical Journal of Massachusetts. 2020.
- “Quassaquanch’s and Shaumpishuh’s 1639 Map of the Connecticut Coast.” Early American Studies: Miscellany. 2022.