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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. 273 journeys so far, 1930 to 1940, 124,527 specimens between them.

148 collectors and expeditions5,326 days in the field971,237 km between stops113,490 photographed specimens

Jacob Zimmerman

Viti Levu · Jul – Aug 1938

Jacob Zimmerman in Viti Levu, July – August 1938

121 specimens · 3 stops · 6 days · 107 km

E.S.C. Handy

4 islands of the United States · Jul – Sep 1931

E.S.C. Handy across 4 islands of the United States, July – September 1931

71 specimens · 5 stops · 43 days · 1,582 km

K.W. Duker

Oʻahu · Oct – Dec 1932

K.W. Duker in Oʻahu, October – December 1932

48 specimens · 11 stops · 72 days

H. Morley

Hawaiʻi Island · Jul – Aug 1934

H. Morley in Hawaiʻi Island, July – August 1934

62 specimens · 7 stops · 33 days · 35 km

W.P. Cottam

Plummer`S · May – Aug 1938

W.P. Cottam in Plummer`S, May – August 1938

67 specimens · 24 stops · 98 days

Erling Christophersen

Oʻahu · May – Jun 1930

Erling Christophersen in Oʻahu, May – June 1930

70 specimens · 5 stops · 37 days · 125 km

Harold St.John

3 islands of the United States · Jan – Mar 1939

Harold St.John in Kauaʻi, Oʻahu and Molokaʻi, January – March 1939

58 specimens · 8 stops · 34 days · 540 km

Jane Lathrop Winne

Oʻahu · 21–28 Dec 1932

Jane Lathrop Winne in Oʻahu, 21–28 December 1932

131 specimens · 2 stops · 8 days · 154 km

E. Ordonez

Oʻahu · Mar – Jun 1939

E. Ordonez in Oʻahu, March – June 1939

41 specimens · 12 stops · 90 days · 315 km

Otto Degener

Kauaʻi and Oʻahu · Dec 1939 – Jan 1940

Otto Degener in Kauaʻi and Oʻahu, December 1939 – January 1940

46 specimens · 12 stops · 36 days · 254 km

Malacology Staff

Oʻahu · 5–14 Feb 1939

Malacology Staff, 5–14 February 1939

123 specimens · 2 stops · 10 days · 23 km

V.O. Fosberg

Oʻahu · Mar – May 1937

V.O. Fosberg in Oʻahu, March – May 1937

49 specimens · 8 stops · 71 days

Michael Martinez

Oʻahu · Mar – Apr 1936

Michael Martinez in Oʻahu, March – April 1936

50 specimens · 9 stops · 39 days · 294 km

R. Masuhara

Kauaʻi · Dec 1930 – Jan 1931

R. Masuhara in Kauaʻi, December 1930 – January 1931

59 specimens · 8 stops · 15 days

W. Wong

Kauaʻi · Dec 1930 – Jan 1931

W. Wong in Kauaʻi, December 1930 – January 1931

59 specimens · 8 stops · 15 days

J.C. Lindsay

Kauaʻi · Dec 1930 – Jan 1931

J.C. Lindsay in Kauaʻi, December 1930 – January 1931

59 specimens · 8 stops · 15 days

George T. Barker

5 islands · May – Jun 1933

George T. Barker across 5 islands, May – June 1933

70 specimens · 4 stops · 31 days · 681 km

Crocker Expedition

5 islands · May – Jun 1933

Crocker Expedition, May – June 1933

70 specimens · 4 stops · 31 days · 681 km

Z. Ono

3 islands of Micronesia · Dec 1935 – Jan 1936

Z. Ono in Tonowas, Kosrae Island and Pohnpei Island, December 1935 – January 1936

70 specimens · 4 stops · 40 days · 1,256 km

C.E. Hartt

Oʻahu · Jun – Jul 1936

C.E. Hartt in Oʻahu, June – July 1936

65 specimens · 4 stops · 56 days · 336 km

J.C. Lindsay

Hawaiʻi Island · 21–29 Dec 1931

J.C. Lindsay in Hawaiʻi Island, 21–29 December 1931

68 specimens · 6 stops · 9 days

J.W. Coulter

Hawaiʻi Island · 21–31 Dec 1931

J.W. Coulter in Hawaiʻi Island, 21–31 December 1931

71 specimens · 5 stops · 11 days

Zimmerman Elwood C.Donald Anderson

Raivavae and Rapa · Jul – Aug 1934

Zimmerman Elwood C.Donald Anderson in Raivavae and Rapa, July – August 1934

110 specimens · 2 stops · 14 days · 530 km

Templeton Crocker Expedition

9 islands · May – Jul 1933

Templeton Crocker Expedition, May – July 1933

53 specimens · 10 stops · 64 days · 1,704 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.