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. 161 journeys so far, 1950 to 1960, 29,039 specimens between them.
72 collectors and expeditions3,687 days in the field855,830 km between stops19,771 photographed specimens
161 journeys match
G.A. Pearsall
Maui · 1–31 Dec 1955
G.A. Pearsall in Maui, 1–31 December 1955125 specimens · 9 stops · 31 days · 79 km
Isa Degener
3 islands of the United States · Mar – May 1959
Isa Degener in Maui, Molokaʻi and Oʻahu, March – May 1959108 specimens · 11 stops · 39 days · 864 km
Earl T. Ozaki
Maui and Hawaiʻi Island · 7–25 Jun 1953
Earl T. Ozaki in Maui and Hawaiʻi Island, 7–25 June 1953109 specimens · 15 stops · 19 days · 136 km
Leonard J. Brass
New Guinea · Apr – Nov 1959
Leonard J. Brass in New Guinea, April – November 195961 specimens · 37 stops · 221 days · 658 km
Donald Anderson
Oʻahu · Apr – May 1959
Donald Anderson in Oʻahu, April – May 195979 specimens · 18 stops · 59 days · 252 km
Otto Degener
Lānaʻi and Oʻahu · Jul – Aug 1957
Otto Degener in Lānaʻi and Oʻahu, July – August 1957107 specimens · 9 stops · 52 days · 554 km
Ernani Meñez
4 islands of the Philippines · Feb – Mar 1958
Ernani Meñez across 4 islands of the Philippines, February – March 1958156 specimens · 5 stops · 23 days · 117 km
Harold St.John
4 islands of the United States · Jun – Jul 1955
Harold St.John across 4 islands of the United States, June – July 195596 specimens · 11 stops · 34 days · 411 km
A.J. Bernatowicz
8 islands of the United States · Jun – Aug 1951
A.J. Bernatowicz across 8 islands of the United States, June – August 195176 specimens · 23 stops · 60 days
M. Bates
4 islands · Jul – Sep 1953
M. Bates across 4 islands, July – September 1953114 specimens · 13 stops · 64 days
John W. Beardsley
Kauaʻi · Jul – Aug 1959
John W. Beardsley in Kauaʻi, July – August 1959172 specimens · 9 stops · 61 days
Otto Degener
Kauaʻi and Oʻahu · Aug – Oct 1955
Otto Degener in Kauaʻi and Oʻahu, August – October 195581 specimens · 12 stops · 49 days · 219 km
M. Vroman
5 islands · Dec 1957 – Jul 1958
M. Vroman across 5 islands, December 1957 – July 195849 specimens · 35 stops · 189 days
Maxwell S. Doty
5 islands · Jun – Oct 1959
Maxwell S. Doty across 5 islands, June – October 1959110 specimens · 16 stops · 108 days · 14,276 km
Harold St.John
Oʻahu and Ujelang Atoll · Feb – Jul 1952
Harold St.John in Oʻahu and Ujelang Atoll, February – July 195266 specimens · 18 stops · 160 days
H.A. Crum III
Canada · Jun – Aug 1955
H.A. Crum III in Canada, June – August 195556 specimens · 30 stops · 57 days
John W. Beardsley
Hawaiʻi Island and Oʻahu · Aug – Oct 1958
John W. Beardsley in Hawaiʻi Island and Oʻahu, August – October 1958123 specimens · 14 stops · 87 days · 230 km
George Campbell Munro
Oʻahu · Jan – May 1950
George Campbell Munro in Oʻahu, January – May 195053 specimens · 27 stops · 113 days · 1,261 km
A.G. Floyd
New Britain and New Guinea · Jul – Aug 1954
A.G. Floyd in New Britain and New Guinea, July – August 195477 specimens · 13 stops · 55 days · 1,392 km
Alvin K. Chock
Hawaiʻi Island and Oʻahu · Aug – Sep 1952
Alvin K. Chock in Hawaiʻi Island and Oʻahu, August – September 195297 specimens · 9 stops · 21 days · 235 km
Isa Degener
Maui and Oʻahu · May – Sep 1959
Isa Degener in Maui and Oʻahu, May – September 195969 specimens · 27 stops · 123 days · 591 km
W.C. Fleming
Maui and Molokaʻi · Mar – Apr 1959
W.C. Fleming in Maui and Molokaʻi, March – April 1959104 specimens · 8 stops · 11 days · 379 km
Maxwell S. Doty
3 islands · 1–28 Aug 1955
Maxwell S. Doty in Maui, Hawaiʻi Island and Yoron Island, 1–28 August 195594 specimens · 8 stops · 28 days · 397 km
W.H. Hatheway
Hawaiʻi Island and Maui · Oct – Nov 1950
W.H. Hatheway in Hawaiʻi Island and Maui, October – November 195069 specimens · 15 stops · 33 days · 226 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.