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. 274 journeys so far, 1990 to 1999, 30,092 specimens between them.
143 collectors and expeditions3,716 days in the field692,605 km between stops16,376 photographed specimens
274 journeys match
Ian McLeish
3 islands of Oman · 5–9 Feb 1993
Ian McLeish in Southern Oman, Salalah and Oman, 5–9 February 199375 specimens · 5 stops · 5 days
J.C. Regalado Jr.
New Guinea and New Ireland · 1–16 Aug 1995
J.C. Regalado Jr. in New Guinea and New Ireland, 1–16 August 199543 specimens · 3 stops · 16 days · 857 km
Johnson Randall
7 islands · May – Jun 1993
Johnson Randall across 7 islands, May – June 199340 specimens · 11 stops · 37 days · 14,226 km
Anthony C. Robinson
Savaii and Upolu · Feb – Mar 1994
Anthony C. Robinson in Savaii and Upolu, February – March 199459 specimens · 5 stops · 19 days · 322 km
John W. Beardsley
Molokaʻi · Oct – Nov 1995
John W. Beardsley in Molokaʻi, October – November 199575 specimens · 3 stops · 21 days
John P. Hoover
8 islands of Oman · Oct – Nov 1993
John P. Hoover across 8 islands of Oman, October – November 199349 specimens · 7 stops · 23 days · 37 km
Hitoshi Ida
4 islands · May – Jun 1992
Hitoshi Ida across 4 islands, May – June 199261 specimens · 6 stops · 7 days
Johnson Randall
3 islands of Fiji · Jan – Mar 1991
Johnson Randall in Norfolk Island, Viti Levu and Lord Howe, January – March 199140 specimens · 9 stops · 42 days · 2,296 km
J. van Egmond
7 islands · Dec 1992 – Jan 1993
J. van Egmond across 7 islands, December 1992 – January 199347 specimens · 8 stops · 16 days
Richard L. Pyle
Midway Atoll and Oʻahu · Sep – Oct 1991
Richard L. Pyle in Midway Atoll and Oʻahu, September – October 199147 specimens · 6 stops · 31 days · 2,081 km
D. Orr
Oʻahu · 16–23 Dec 1994
D. Orr in Oʻahu, 16–23 December 199452 specimens · 2 stops · 8 days
Richard L. Pyle
Augulpelu Reef and Ngemlis Island · 6–18 May 1997
Richard L. Pyle in Augulpelu Reef and Ngemlis Island, 6–18 May 199751 specimens · 6 stops · 13 days · 179 km
J.C. Regalado Jr.
3 islands of the Solomon Islands · Jul – Aug 1993
J.C. Regalado Jr. in Guadalcanal, Kolombangara and New Georgia, July – August 199341 specimens · 6 stops · 31 days · 815 km
S. Thomas
3 islands of Indonesia · 4–22 Apr 1995
S. Thomas in New Guinea, Irian Jaya and Papua, 4–22 April 199551 specimens · 2 stops · 19 days · 24 km
M.Q. Sirikolo
3 islands of the Solomon Islands · Jul – Aug 1993
M.Q. Sirikolo in Guadalcanal, Kolombangara and New Georgia, July – August 199340 specimens · 6 stops · 31 days · 815 km
Therese Hayes
Midway Atoll · 12–18 Sep 1991
Therese Hayes in Midway Atoll, 12–18 September 199162 specimens · 4 stops · 7 days
J. van der Land
8 islands of the Seychelles · Dec 1992 – Jan 1993
J. van der Land across 8 islands of the Seychelles, December 1992 – January 199342 specimens · 7 stops · 15 days · 564 km
John Strazanac
Nihoa · 20–28 Jun 1990
John Strazanac in Nihoa, 20–28 June 199047 specimens · 6 stops · 9 days
E.J. Funk
Sri Lanka and Hawaiʻi Island · 9–18 Dec 1992
E.J. Funk in Sri Lanka and Hawaiʻi Island, 9–18 December 199244 specimens · 2 stops · 10 days
Johnson Randall
5 islands of New Caledonia · Mar – Apr 1990
Johnson Randall across 5 islands of New Caledonia, March – April 199063 specimens · 3 stops · 12 days
.jpg?width=480)
Frank A. Parrish
4 islands of the United States · Jun – Jul 1991
Frank A. Parrish across 4 islands of the United States, June – July 199150 specimens · 4 stops · 13 days · 353 km
Hiromi Terashima
4 islands · 1–9 Jun 1992
Hiromi Terashima across 4 islands, 1–9 June 199255 specimens · 4 stops · 9 days
E. Grandcourt
4 islands · Dec 1992 – Jan 1993
E. Grandcourt across 4 islands, December 1992 – January 199350 specimens · 4 stops · 14 days
Ian McLeish
4 islands · Oct – Nov 1993
Ian McLeish across 4 islands, October – November 199345 specimens · 4 stops · 25 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.