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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. 224 journeys so far, 1990 to 1999, 25,075 specimens between them.

123 collectors and expeditions3,140 days in the field546,618 km between stops16,341 photographed specimens

J.C. Regalado Jr.

3 islands of Fiji · 6–29 Apr 1993

J.C. Regalado Jr. in Viti Levu, Taveuni and Ovalau, 6–29 April 1993

102 specimens · 11 stops · 24 days · 3,560 km

R. Tahuaitu

3 islands of French Polynesia · Oct – Nov 1992

R. Tahuaitu in Huahine, Tahaa and Tahiti, October – November 1992

238 specimens · 2 stops · 8 days · 54 km

G.C.G. Argent

3 islands of the Philippines · Feb – Mar 1992

G.C.G. Argent in Luzon, Palawan and Mindanao, February – March 1992

69 specimens · 7 stops · 27 days · 1,326 km

L.M. Hodgson

Maui and Oʻahu · Mar – Apr 1994

L.M. Hodgson in Maui and Oʻahu, March – April 1994

64 specimens · 7 stops · 34 days · 287 km

Joe Ward

4 islands of Palau · May – Jun 1996

Joe Ward across 4 islands of Palau, May – June 1996

93 specimens · 8 stops · 35 days · 1,015 km

Afrastini Ismail

New Guinea · 15–26 May 1991

Afrastini Ismail in New Guinea, 15–26 May 1991

110 specimens · 3 stops · 12 days · 667 km

Romero

Leyte · Feb – Mar 1993

Romero in Leyte, February – March 1993

66 specimens · 7 stops · 34 days

Soetjipto Moeljono

4 islands of Indonesia · Mar – May 1994

Soetjipto Moeljono across 4 islands of Indonesia, March – May 1994

56 specimens · 9 stops · 62 days · 7,718 km

Jacques Florence

Bora Bora and Raiatea · Nov – Dec 1993

Jacques Florence in Bora Bora and Raiatea, November – December 1993

205 specimens · 2 stops · 15 days · 46 km

H. Van Sickle

Oʻahu · Jan – Mar 1997

H. Van Sickle in Oʻahu, January – March 1997

52 specimens · 8 stops · 69 days · 717 km

Betsy H. Gagne

Maui and Kauaʻi · Apr – May 1991

Betsy H. Gagne in Maui and Kauaʻi, April – May 1991

48 specimens · 10 stops · 43 days · 706 km

Fernando

Mindanao and Luzon · 3–29 Mar 1992

Fernando in Mindanao and Luzon, 3–29 March 1992

53 specimens · 9 stops · 27 days · 972 km

Alvarez

Bohol and Cebu · Mar – Apr 1993

Alvarez in Bohol and Cebu, March – April 1993

125 specimens · 2 stops · 12 days · 77 km

Fuentes

3 islands of the Philippines · Apr – May 1991

Fuentes in Negros, Mindoro and Mindanao, April – May 1991

54 specimens · 9 stops · 49 days · 689 km

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

Keith D.P. Wilson

3 islands of the United States · May – Jun 1994

Keith D.P. Wilson in Hawaiʻi Island, Molokaʻi and Maui, May – June 1994

55 specimens · 7 stops · 32 days · 459 km

E.A. Widjaja

New Guinea and Irian Jaya · 4–15 Jun 1991

E.A. Widjaja in New Guinea and Irian Jaya, 4–15 June 1991

63 specimens · 8 stops · 12 days

M. Kato

Kauaʻi and Oʻahu · 16–29 Oct 1997

M. Kato in Kauaʻi and Oʻahu, 16–29 October 1997

52 specimens · 10 stops · 14 days · 254 km

Robert Hobdy

Kauaʻi · 6–19 Jun 1991

Robert Hobdy in Kauaʻi, 6–19 June 1991

94 specimens · 3 stops · 14 days

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

S. Waldren

3 islands of the Pitcairn Islands · May – Jul 1991

S. Waldren in Henderson Island, Oeno Island and Pitcairn Island, May – July 1991

105 specimens · 4 stops · 72 days · 697 km

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

David Palmer

Hawaiʻi Island and Maui · Jun – Jul 1991

David Palmer in Hawaiʻi Island and Maui, June – July 1991

45 specimens · 9 stops · 42 days · 376 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.