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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. 18 journeys so far, 1992 to 1996, 3,422 specimens between them.

18 collectors and expeditions403 days in the field216,063 km between stops2,771 photographed specimens

Kenneth R. Wood

8 islands · Jul – Dec 1995

Kenneth R. Wood across 8 islands, July – December 1995

447 specimens · 35 stops · 139 days · 32,262 km

J. Afriastini

Borneo · Jan – Feb 1995

J. Afriastini in Borneo, January – February 1995

409 specimens · 23 stops · 29 days · 7,075 km

J.A. McDonald

5 islands · Apr – Jul 1992

J.A. McDonald across 5 islands, April – July 1992

263 specimens · 31 stops · 101 days · 31,570 km

Ismail Indah

Borneo and Kalimantan · Apr – May 1994

Ismail Indah in Borneo and Kalimantan, April – May 1994

274 specimens · 31 stops · 38 days · 2,267 km

Steven Perlman

9 islands · Aug – Dec 1995

Steven Perlman across 9 islands, August – December 1995

320 specimens · 39 stops · 137 days · 51,778 km

Hamzah

Borneo and Kalimantan · Apr – May 1994

Hamzah in Borneo and Kalimantan, April – May 1994

270 specimens · 31 stops · 38 days · 3,384 km

A. Nurdin

3 islands · Oct – Nov 1993

A. Nurdin in Borneo, Indonesia and Kalimantan, October – November 1993

290 specimens · 23 stops · 32 days · 3,346 km

T.G. Laman

Borneo · Oct – Nov 1996

T.G. Laman in Borneo, October – November 1996

272 specimens · 12 stops · 23 days · 4,031 km

E. Mirmanto

Borneo · Oct – Nov 1996

E. Mirmanto in Borneo, October – November 1996

230 specimens · 11 stops · 23 days · 2,688 km

I.A. Rachman

Borneo · Oct – Nov 1996

I.A. Rachman in Borneo, October – November 1996

174 specimens · 9 stops · 23 days · 2,688 km

M. Jitmau

3 islands of Indonesia · Mar – May 1994

M. Jitmau in New Guinea, Irian Jaya and Borneo, March – May 1994

128 specimens · 10 stops · 76 days · 4,100 km

J.K. Jarvie

Borneo and Indonesia · Jan – Feb 1995

J.K. Jarvie in Borneo and Indonesia, January – February 1995

58 specimens · 15 stops · 33 days · 63,156 km

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

E. Soepadmo

Borneo and Sabah · 4–13 Apr 1994

E. Soepadmo in Borneo and Sabah, 4–13 April 1994

58 specimens · 5 stops · 10 days

A. Rachman

Borneo · Oct – Nov 1996

A. Rachman in Borneo, October – November 1996

43 specimens · 7 stops · 23 days

T. Khalkausar

Borneo and Sabah · 4–13 Apr 1994

T. Khalkausar in Borneo and Sabah, 4–13 April 1994

45 specimens · 6 stops · 10 days

S. Dewol

Borneo and Sabah · 4–13 Apr 1994

S. Dewol in Borneo and Sabah, 4–13 April 1994

43 specimens · 6 stops · 10 days

R. George

Borneo and Sabah · 4–13 Apr 1994

R. George in Borneo and Sabah, 4–13 April 1994

42 specimens · 6 stops · 10 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.