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Journeys

The expeditions, reassembled

Every dated label is a diary entry. Read a collector’s labels in order and the voyage comes back: the islands in sequence, the days at each, the specimens from every stop. 24 journeys so far, 1981 to 2004, 4,829 specimens between them.

2 collectors and expeditions407 days in the field82,031 km between stops1,270 photographed specimens

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24 journeys match

Jacques Florence

8 islands of French Polynesia · Jun – Aug 1988

Jacques Florence across 8 islands of French Polynesia, June – August 1988

627 specimens · 15 stops · 60 days · 8,617 km

Jacques Florence

4 islands of French Polynesia · Oct 1983 – Mar 1984

Jacques Florence across 4 islands of French Polynesia, October 1983 – March 1984

556 specimens · 12 stops · 133 days · 8,247 km

David H. Lorence

6 islands · Jun – Aug 1988

David H. Lorence across 6 islands, June – August 1988

538 specimens · 18 stops · 37 days · 9,578 km

Jacques Florence

5 islands of French Polynesia · May – Jul 1990

Jacques Florence across 5 islands of French Polynesia, May – July 1990

302 specimens · 8 stops · 60 days · 929 km

Jacques Florence

4 islands · Apr – Jul 1991

Jacques Florence across 4 islands, April – July 1991

294 specimens · 7 stops · 85 days · 5,985 km

Jacques Florence

6 islands of French Polynesia · Nov – Dec 1982

Jacques Florence across 6 islands of French Polynesia, November – December 1982

276 specimens · 8 stops · 47 days · 3,804 km

Jacques Florence

5 islands of French Polynesia · Mar – May 1992

Jacques Florence across 5 islands of French Polynesia, March – May 1992

227 specimens · 6 stops · 49 days · 2,824 km

Jacques Florence

Nuku Hiva and Moorea · Jul – Aug 1987

Jacques Florence in Nuku Hiva and Moorea, July – August 1987

128 specimens · 11 stops · 62 days · 4,316 km

Jacques Florence

4 islands of French Polynesia · Apr – Jun 1984

Jacques Florence across 4 islands of French Polynesia, April – June 1984

147 specimens · 7 stops · 63 days · 9,717 km

Jacques Florence

3 islands of French Polynesia · Mar – Apr 1990

Jacques Florence in Niau, Toau and Mehetia Island, March – April 1990

156 specimens · 7 stops · 33 days · 1,558 km

Jacques Florence

4 islands of French Polynesia · Feb – Mar 1986

Jacques Florence across 4 islands of French Polynesia, February – March 1986

133 specimens · 7 stops · 27 days · 15,964 km

Jacques Florence

4 islands of French Polynesia · Apr – May 1982

Jacques Florence across 4 islands of French Polynesia, April – May 1982

122 specimens · 6 stops · 54 days · 3,245 km

Jacques Florence

3 islands of French Polynesia · Oct – Nov 1992

Jacques Florence in Huahine, Tahaa and Raivavae, October – November 1992

256 specimens · 2 stops · 8 days · 54 km

Jacques Florence

Moorea and Makatea · Dec 1981 – Jan 1982

Jacques Florence in Moorea and Makatea, December 1981 – January 1982

114 specimens · 6 stops · 22 days · 282 km

Jacques Florence

Raiatea and Nuku Hiva · Jun – Jul 1982

Jacques Florence in Raiatea and Nuku Hiva, June – July 1982

127 specimens · 5 stops · 13 days · 1,520 km

Jacques Florence

Bora Bora and Raiatea · Nov – Dec 1993

Jacques Florence in Bora Bora and Raiatea, November – December 1993

205 specimens · 2 stops · 15 days · 46 km

Jacques Florence

Moorea · 8–21 Aug 1983

Jacques Florence in Moorea, 8–21 August 1983

154 specimens · 2 stops · 14 days · 10 km

Jacques Florence

Tahaa and Raiatea · 13–22 Sep 1983

Jacques Florence in Tahaa and Raiatea, 13–22 September 1983

103 specimens · 4 stops · 10 days · 30 km

Jacques Florence

Makatea and Rurutu · Jan – Mar 1988

Jacques Florence in Makatea and Rurutu, January – March 1988

63 specimens · 4 stops · 61 days · 1,038 km

Jacques Florence

3 islands of French Polynesia · Jan – Feb 1990

Jacques Florence in Rangiroa Atoll, Niau and Raiatea, January – February 1990

68 specimens · 4 stops · 23 days · 751 km

Jacques Florence

Raiatea and Nuku Hiva · Aug – Sep 1982

Jacques Florence in Raiatea and Nuku Hiva, August – September 1982

65 specimens · 4 stops · 20 days · 1,513 km

David H. Lorence

Ua Pou and Ua Huka · 11–22 Jun 2004

David H. Lorence in Ua Pou and Ua Huka, 11–22 June 2004

61 specimens · 4 stops · 12 days · 794 km

Jacques Florence

Tikehau · Oct – Nov 1984

Jacques Florence in Tikehau, October – November 1984

64 specimens · 2 stops · 8 days · 16 km

Jacques Florence

3 islands of French Polynesia · Apr – May 1988

Jacques Florence in Rurutu, Raiatea and Hao Atoll, April – May 1988

43 specimens · 2 stops · 21 days · 1,193 km

How a journey is found

Every specimen with a full date and a known collector is a diary entry. The days are read in order; a gap of more than three weeks ends one journey and starts the next. Days spent where a collector lived most of their life are home, not travel, and are left out.

A journey needs at least five days, forty specimens and two places. Within it, a run of days spent within about ten kilometres is one stop; the stop’s point is the middle of the labels that carry coordinates, or the island’s centre when none do.

Companions are the people whose own labels put them in the same place on the same days. Staff can name a journey, write about it and feature it; everything else here is read straight off the specimens, and is rebuilt as the records improve.