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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. 139 journeys so far, 1904 to 1994, 23,939 specimens between them.

57 collectors and expeditions2,222 days in the field420,371 km between stops17,232 photographed specimens

E.J. Reynoso

Palawan and Coron · May – Jun 1993

E.J. Reynoso in Palawan and Coron, May – June 1993

203 specimens · 13 stops · 35 days · 1,515 km

E.J. Reynoso

Luzon and Sibuyan · Jan – Feb 1994

E.J. Reynoso in Luzon and Sibuyan, January – February 1994

182 specimens · 16 stops · 41 days

Benjamin C. Stone

Palawan and Palawan Island · Jan – Feb 1991

Benjamin C. Stone in Palawan and Palawan Island, January – February 1991

190 specimens · 15 stops · 33 days

G.T. Kraft

22 islands of the Philippines · Apr – Jul 1968

G.T. Kraft across 22 islands of the Philippines, April – July 1968

166 specimens · 24 stops · 82 days · 3,991 km

Adolph D.E. Elmer

5 islands · Apr – May 1910

Adolph D.E. Elmer across 5 islands, April – May 1910

375 specimens · 3 stops · 31 days

E.Y. Dawson

Okinawa and Luzon · Jan – Apr 1953

E.Y. Dawson in Okinawa and Luzon, January – April 1953

138 specimens · 28 stops · 77 days · 1,234 km

Donald P. Abbott

9 islands · Jan – Mar 1957

Donald P. Abbott across 9 islands, January – March 1957

161 specimens · 19 stops · 39 days

D.D. Soejarto

3 islands of the Philippines · Jun – Aug 1988

D.D. Soejarto in Palawan, Palawan Island and Plawan Island, June – August 1988

166 specimens · 14 stops · 42 days · 754 km

Romero

Luzon and Mindanao · May – Jun 1992

Romero in Luzon and Mindanao, May – June 1992

182 specimens · 14 stops · 17 days

Maxwell S. Doty

11 islands · Dec 1964 – Feb 1965

Maxwell S. Doty across 11 islands, December 1964 – February 1965

158 specimens · 14 stops · 38 days · 6,438 km

J.S. Burley

3 islands · Sep – Oct 1987

J.S. Burley in Borneo, Sarawak and Luzon, September – October 1987

141 specimens · 15 stops · 45 days · 5,605 km

Alvarez

Luzon · Aug – Sep 1991

Alvarez in Luzon, August – September 1991

163 specimens · 12 stops · 18 days

Gavino Trono Jr

19 islands of the Philippines · Jun – Jul 1971

Gavino Trono Jr across 19 islands of the Philippines, June – July 1971

148 specimens · 10 stops · 50 days

Alvarez

Palawan · May – Jun 1993

Alvarez in Palawan, May – June 1993

168 specimens · 9 stops · 29 days · 758 km

R.S. Majaducon

Luzon · Jan – Feb 1994

R.S. Majaducon in Luzon, January – February 1994

170 specimens · 10 stops · 16 days

Ernani Meñez

5 islands of the Philippines · Jun – Jul 1958

Ernani Meñez across 5 islands of the Philippines, June – July 1958

187 specimens · 8 stops · 16 days · 1,713 km

L. Co

3 islands · Apr – May 1991

L. Co in Luzon, Palawan and Isabela, April – May 1991

111 specimens · 20 stops · 41 days · 3,397 km

Adolph D.E. Elmer

6 islands of the Philippines · Oct – Nov 1912

Adolph D.E. Elmer across 6 islands of the Philippines, October – November 1912

243 specimens · 3 stops · 32 days

D.A. Madulid

Palawan and Palawan Island · Jun – Aug 1988

D.A. Madulid in Palawan and Palawan Island, June – August 1988

121 specimens · 11 stops · 42 days · 624 km

G.A. Santos

4 islands of the Philippines · Feb – Jun 1968

G.A. Santos across 4 islands of the Philippines, February – June 1968

84 specimens · 23 stops · 117 days · 3,115 km

Alvarez

Luzon and Olango · Nov – Dec 1991

Alvarez in Luzon and Olango, November – December 1991

124 specimens · 13 stops · 19 days

Fernando

3 islands of the Philippines · Aug – Oct 1993

Fernando in Quezon, Luzon and Quezon Island, August – October 1993

99 specimens · 14 stops · 62 days

V.B. Alvarez

9 islands of the Philippines · Dec 1964 – Feb 1965

V.B. Alvarez across 9 islands of the Philippines, December 1964 – February 1965

122 specimens · 9 stops · 41 days · 2,185 km

Benjamin C. Stone

Sibuyan and Luzon · May – Jun 1992

Benjamin C. Stone in Sibuyan and Luzon, May – June 1992

133 specimens · 6 stops · 38 days · 409 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.