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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. 25 journeys so far, 1990 to 1999, 3,225 specimens between them.

18 collectors and expeditions335 days in the field134,461 km between stops1,508 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

Steven Perlman

9 islands · Aug – Dec 1995

Steven Perlman across 9 islands, August – December 1995

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

Steven Perlman

4 islands of the United States · Mar – Oct 1991

Steven Perlman across 4 islands of the United States, March – October 1991

189 specimens · 38 stops · 211 days · 6,398 km

Robert H. Cowie

Tutuila and Hawaiʻi Island · 3–16 Mar 1998

Robert H. Cowie in Tutuila and Hawaiʻi Island, 3–16 March 1998

511 specimens · 12 stops · 14 days

John L. Earle

7 islands · Jul – Sep 1991

John L. Earle across 7 islands, July – September 1991

180 specimens · 19 stops · 78 days · 2,979 km

Johnson Randall

8 islands · Jul – Sep 1991

Johnson Randall across 8 islands, July – September 1991

189 specimens · 17 stops · 61 days · 15,392 km

M. Merello

Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island · Jul – Aug 1992

M. Merello in Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island, July – August 1992

152 specimens · 7 stops · 11 days · 502 km

J.S. Miller

Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island · Jul – Aug 1992

J.S. Miller in Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island, July – August 1992

152 specimens · 7 stops · 11 days · 502 km

C.R. Annable

4 islands of the United States · Jan – Mar 1998

C.R. Annable across 4 islands of the United States, January – March 1998

97 specimens · 10 stops · 53 days · 1,111 km

Derral R. Herbst

3 islands · Jan – Feb 1991

Derral R. Herbst in Hawaiʻi Island, Mbanika and Oʻahu, January – February 1991

168 specimens · 6 stops · 29 days · 230 km

M. Kiehn

5 islands of the United States · Jul – Sep 1990

M. Kiehn across 5 islands of the United States, July – September 1990

60 specimens · 16 stops · 65 days · 1,646 km

P. Welton

Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island · May – Jul 1990

P. Welton in Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island, May – July 1990

61 specimens · 17 stops · 51 days · 459 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

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

Derral R. Herbst

8 islands · May – Jun 1994

Derral R. Herbst across 8 islands, May – June 1994

65 specimens · 7 stops · 44 days · 16,541 km

Ronald A. Englund

Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island · Feb – Jun 1998

Ronald A. Englund in Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island, February – June 1998

48 specimens · 21 stops · 119 days · 459 km

E.J. Funk

Hawaiʻi Island and Palau · Nov – Dec 1990

E.J. Funk in Hawaiʻi Island and Palau, November – December 1990

78 specimens · 2 stops · 20 days

George W. Staples III

Hawaiʻi Island · 9–13 Jan 1991

George W. Staples III in Hawaiʻi Island, 9–13 January 1991

80 specimens · 3 stops · 5 days

David Palmer

3 islands of the United States · May – Jun 1994

David Palmer in Hawaiʻi Island, Molokaʻi and Maui, May – June 1994

51 specimens · 4 stops · 9 days · 357 km

Mary Ann Lee

Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island · Apr – May 1990

Mary Ann Lee in Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island, April – May 1990

45 specimens · 4 stops · 22 days · 459 km

Derral R. Herbst

3 islands · Feb – Apr 1992

Derral R. Herbst in Palmyra Atoll, Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island, February – April 1992

47 specimens · 6 stops · 41 days · 1,763 km

E.J. Funk

Hawaiʻi Island · 1–12 Nov 1991

E.J. Funk in Hawaiʻi Island, 1–12 November 1991

47 specimens · 3 stops · 12 days

J.D. Rogers

4 islands of the United States · 4–16 Jan 1996

J.D. Rogers across 4 islands of the United States, 4–16 January 1996

48 specimens · 11 stops · 13 days · 788 km

E.J. Funk

Sri Lanka and Hawaiʻi Island · 9–18 Dec 1992

E.J. Funk in Sri Lanka and Hawaiʻi Island, 9–18 December 1992

44 specimens · 2 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.