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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

Seymour H. Sohmer

Luzon and Quezon · 9–14 Feb 1985

Seymour H. Sohmer in Luzon and Quezon, 9–14 February 1985

81 specimens · 5 stops · 6 days

Benjamin C. Stone

4 islands of the Philippines · Nov 1991 – Feb 1992

Benjamin C. Stone across 4 islands of the Philippines, November 1991 – February 1992

43 specimens · 11 stops · 77 days · 613 km

Garcia

Luzon and Olango · Nov – Dec 1991

Garcia in Luzon and Olango, November – December 1991

72 specimens · 7 stops · 15 days

E.B. Barbon

Luzon and Olango · Nov – Dec 1991

E.B. Barbon in Luzon and Olango, November – December 1991

72 specimens · 7 stops · 15 days

F.J.M. Gaerlan

3 islands of the Philippines · Feb – Apr 1992

F.J.M. Gaerlan in Panay, Mindanao and Luzon, February – April 1992

54 specimens · 9 stops · 62 days · 973 km

E.J. Reynoso

Mindanao · 14–29 Mar 1992

E.J. Reynoso in Mindanao, 14–29 March 1992

52 specimens · 8 stops · 16 days

Alvarez

Mindanao · 14–29 Mar 1992

Alvarez in Mindanao, 14–29 March 1992

52 specimens · 8 stops · 16 days

H.E. Milliron

4 islands · May – Oct 1958

H.E. Milliron across 4 islands, May – October 1958

41 specimens · 18 stops · 136 days · 10,829 km

G.S. Varadarajan

Panay and Panay Island · 3–8 Aug 1987

G.S. Varadarajan in Panay and Panay Island, 3–8 August 1987

81 specimens · 4 stops · 6 days

E.C. Sagcal Jr.

Mindanao · Jul – Aug 1991

E.C. Sagcal Jr. in Mindanao, July – August 1991

74 specimens · 4 stops · 28 days

E.J. Reynosa

Panay · 3–8 Aug 1987

E.J. Reynosa in Panay, 3–8 August 1987

77 specimens · 4 stops · 6 days

D.A. Madulid

Olango and Bohol · 20–25 Mar 1993

D.A. Madulid in Olango and Bohol, 20–25 March 1993

113 specimens · 2 stops · 6 days · 62 km

Rivers Fuentes

Panay · 9–18 Feb 1992

Rivers Fuentes in Panay, 9–18 February 1992

56 specimens · 7 stops · 10 days

Pedersen

Luzon · Mar – Apr 1994

Pedersen in Luzon, March – April 1994

60 specimens · 5 stops · 15 days · 306 km

F.J.M. Gaerlan

Mindanao and Luzon · 5–22 Jul 1991

F.J.M. Gaerlan in Mindanao and Luzon, 5–22 July 1991

76 specimens · 4 stops · 18 days · 973 km

Maxwell S. Doty

6 islands · Dec 1965 – Jan 1966

Maxwell S. Doty across 6 islands, December 1965 – January 1966

58 specimens · 5 stops · 32 days · 657 km

Fuentes

Luzon and Mindanao · Apr – May 1992

Fuentes in Luzon and Mindanao, April – May 1992

65 specimens · 4 stops · 33 days · 972 km

Fuentes

Palawan and Luzon · Jun – Jul 1993

Fuentes in Palawan and Luzon, June – July 1993

95 specimens · 2 stops · 27 days · 852 km

E.J. Reynoso

Luzon · Nov – Dec 1991

E.J. Reynoso in Luzon, November – December 1991

47 specimens · 5 stops · 26 days

E.B. Barbon

Luzon · Aug – Sep 1991

E.B. Barbon in Luzon, August – September 1991

65 specimens · 5 stops · 11 days

K.E. Carpenter

3 islands of the Philippines · Jul – Aug 1978

K.E. Carpenter in Luzon, Philippines and Negros Island, July – August 1978

88 specimens · 6 stops · 18 days · 1,577 km

F.J.M. Gaerlan

Luzon and Mindanao · Apr – May 1991

F.J.M. Gaerlan in Luzon and Mindanao, April – May 1991

57 specimens · 5 stops · 33 days · 1,945 km

Romero

Mindanao · 1–10 May 1993

Romero in Mindanao, 1–10 May 1993

93 specimens · 2 stops · 10 days

Yoshio KondoKay Kondo

Oʻahu and Aguijan · Jan – Feb 1952

Yoshio KondoKay Kondo in Oʻahu and Aguijan, January – February 1952

43 specimens · 5 stops · 34 days · 6,123 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.