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. 99 journeys so far, 1970 to 1979, 20,270 specimens between them.
59 collectors and expeditions1,896 days in the field345,082 km between stops65 photographed specimens
99 journeys match
V Townsend Cromwell cruise 59
5 islands of the United States · 12–27 Jul 1972
V Townsend Cromwell cruise 59, 12–27 July 197250 specimens · 8 stops · 16 days · 895 km
Richard H. Randall
Taiwan · Jun – Jul 1978
Richard H. Randall in Taiwan, June – July 197894 specimens · 2 stops · 15 days
Pierre Laboute
New Caledonia and Uvea Island · 5–13 Jan 1979
Pierre Laboute in New Caledonia and Uvea Island, 5–13 January 197950 specimens · 7 stops · 9 days
V Townsend Cromwell cruise 67
5 islands of the United States · Oct – Nov 1975
V Townsend Cromwell cruise 67, October – November 197543 specimens · 7 stops · 26 days · 2,702 km
station
5 islands of the United States · Oct – Nov 1975
station, October – November 197542 specimens · 7 stops · 26 days · 2,702 km
A. Nateewathana
Ko Miang · 11–17 Feb 1979
A. Nateewathana in Ko Miang, 11–17 February 197974 specimens · 3 stops · 7 days
P. Tantichodok
Ko Miang · 11–17 Feb 1979
P. Tantichodok in Ko Miang, 11–17 February 197974 specimens · 3 stops · 7 days
Aushalom Levy
3 islands · 15–21 Sep 1974
Aushalom Levy in Ras Muhammad, Sharm El-Moya and Dahab, 15–21 September 197462 specimens · 4 stops · 7 days
Albert Baranes
6 islands · Oct – Nov 1975
Albert Baranes across 6 islands, October – November 197553 specimens · 5 stops · 9 days
Arnold Suzumoto
Enewetak Atoll · Apr – May 1978
Arnold Suzumoto in Enewetak Atoll, April – May 197848 specimens · 5 stops · 14 days
Ofer Gon
5 islands · Oct – Nov 1975
Ofer Gon across 5 islands, October – November 197544 specimens · 6 stops · 10 days
Johnson Randall
Kwajalein Atoll and Enewetak Atoll · Mar – Apr 1976
Johnson Randall in Kwajalein Atoll and Enewetak Atoll, March – April 197646 specimens · 5 stops · 13 days · 901 km
Ono K. Sumadhiharga
Ambon and Indonesia · 14–30 Jan 1975
Ono K. Sumadhiharga in Ambon and Indonesia, 14–30 January 197541 specimens · 5 stops · 17 days
L.A. Maugé
New Caledonia and Uvea Island · 2–15 Jan 1979
L.A. Maugé in New Caledonia and Uvea Island, 2–15 January 197946 specimens · 4 stops · 14 days
R. Lubbock
New Caledonia and Viti Levu · 11–20 Mar 1975
R. Lubbock in New Caledonia and Viti Levu, 11–20 March 197543 specimens · 5 stops · 10 days · 2,851 km
A. Diamant
5 islands · Oct – Nov 1975
A. Diamant across 5 islands, October – November 197548 specimens · 4 stops · 9 days
Richard H. Randall
Viti Levu and New Caledonia · 7–14 Aug 1971
Richard H. Randall in Viti Levu and New Caledonia, 7–14 August 197171 specimens · 2 stops · 8 days · 2,851 km
Mrs. Arthur Smith
KwaZulu-Natal · Jun – Jul 1977
Mrs. Arthur Smith in KwaZulu-Natal, June – July 197741 specimens · 5 stops · 10 days
station
Oʻahu and Molokaʻi · Feb – Mar 1971
station, February – March 197145 specimens · 3 stops · 30 days · 200 km
D.J. Woodland
La Digue · 1–5 Jun 1977
D.J. Woodland in La Digue, 1–5 June 197756 specimens · 3 stops · 5 days
Mike McCoy
Guadalcanal · 7–31 Jul 1973
Mike McCoy in Guadalcanal, 7–31 July 197356 specimens · 2 stops · 25 days
T. Yoshino
Okinawa and Ryukyu Islands · 7–14 Sep 1977
T. Yoshino in Okinawa and Ryukyu Islands, 7–14 September 197750 specimens · 3 stops · 8 days
Alfred Make
3 islands · Feb – Mar 1971
Alfred Make in Marotiri Isles, Rapa Island and Rapa, February – March 197143 specimens · 3 stops · 10 days
Pierre Fourmanoir
New Caledonia · 11–16 Aug 1971
Pierre Fourmanoir in New Caledonia, 11–16 August 197147 specimens · 3 stops · 6 days
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.