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. 385 journeys so far, 1970 to 1980, 55,826 specimens between them.
210 collectors and expeditions6,585 days in the field1,142,433 km between stops26,601 photographed specimens
385 journeys match
P. McKown
3 islands · 1–6 Feb 1970
P. McKown in New Caledonia, Isle Of Pines and Cebu, 1–6 February 197056 specimens · 4 stops · 6 days
C. Corn
Kauaʻi · 13–21 Jun 1978
C. Corn in Kauaʻi, 13–21 June 197879 specimens · 2 stops · 9 days · 18 km
W.A. Whistler
5 islands · Dec 1975 – Jan 1976
W.A. Whistler across 5 islands, December 1975 – January 197643 specimens · 13 stops · 21 days · 509 km
Heinar Streimann
Manus Island and Los Negros · 17–25 Jun 1971
Heinar Streimann in Manus Island and Los Negros, 17–25 June 197155 specimens · 3 stops · 9 days · 80 km
M.D. Hoyle
the United States · 6–19 Aug 1971
M.D. Hoyle in the United States, 6–19 August 197154 specimens · 3 stops · 14 days
Donald P. Abbott
Maui and Espiritu Santo · 7–25 Sep 1971
Donald P. Abbott in Maui and Espiritu Santo, 7–25 September 197142 specimens · 4 stops · 19 days · 4,794 km
G.S. Haywood
7 islands · Dec 1970 – Feb 1971
G.S. Haywood across 7 islands, December 1970 – February 197141 specimens · 14 stops · 81 days · 2,509 km
Jean-Louis Menou
New Caledonia and Uvea Island · 5–16 Jan 1979
Jean-Louis Menou in New Caledonia and Uvea Island, 5–16 January 197964 specimens · 8 stops · 12 days
Ofer Gon
7 islands of Egypt · Jul – Aug 1976
Ofer Gon across 7 islands of Egypt, July – August 197652 specimens · 12 stops · 17 days
Derral R. Herbst
Kure Atoll and Hawaiʻi Island · 3–12 Jan 1979
Derral R. Herbst in Kure Atoll and Hawaiʻi Island, 3–12 January 197953 specimens · 3 stops · 10 days · 2,498 km
station
10 islands · Apr – Jun 1971
station, April – June 197146 specimens · 10 stops · 57 days · 5,591 km
V Townsend Cromwell cruise 53
10 islands · Apr – Jun 1971
V Townsend Cromwell cruise 53, April – June 197146 specimens · 10 stops · 57 days · 5,591 km
Local aquarium fisherman
3 islands · Feb – Mar 1975
Local aquarium fisherman in Tuticorin, Madras and India, February – March 197560 specimens · 6 stops · 32 days
van Royen
3 countries · Jun – Aug 1979
van Royen in the Netherlands, the United States and Australia, June – August 197948 specimens · 8 stops · 44 days
A.E. Haun
Pohnpei and Ponape Island · Nov – Dec 1979
A.E. Haun in Pohnpei and Ponape Island, November – December 197958 specimens · 5 stops · 9 days
M. Utai
Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island · Feb – Mar 1975
M. Utai in Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island, February – March 197542 specimens · 3 stops · 29 days
Luther E. Bishop
Molokaʻi · 19–25 Jan 1973
Luther E. Bishop in Molokaʻi, 19–25 January 197344 specimens · 4 stops · 7 days · 33 km
M.-H Sachet
4 islands · Jun – Jul 1976
M.-H Sachet across 4 islands, June – July 197646 specimens · 8 stops · 28 days · 2,621 km
P.J. Kores
Kauaʻi · 2–9 Sep 1979
P.J. Kores in Kauaʻi, 2–9 September 197947 specimens · 4 stops · 8 days
T. Miyata
Honshu and Japan · 1–20 Nov 1977
T. Miyata in Honshu and Japan, 1–20 November 197754 specimens · 2 stops · 20 days
Johnson Randall
Enewetak Atoll and Kwajalein Atoll · Apr – May 1978
Johnson Randall in Enewetak Atoll and Kwajalein Atoll, April – May 197855 specimens · 8 stops · 17 days · 901 km
R.W. Clegern
4 islands of Kiribati · 1–19 Sep 1973
R.W. Clegern across 4 islands of Kiribati, 1–19 September 197383 specimens · 2 stops · 19 days
G.J. Spence
Hawaiʻi Island · 15–19 Jul 1975
G.J. Spence in Hawaiʻi Island, 15–19 July 197541 specimens · 5 stops · 5 days
A. Haywood
4 islands · Apr – May 1971
A. Haywood across 4 islands, April – May 197160 specimens · 5 stops · 32 days · 1,709 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.