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



Robert H. Cowie
Tutuila · 6–16 Oct 1998
Robert H. Cowie in Tutuila, 6–16 October 1998172 specimens · 10 stops · 11 days
P. Welton
Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island · May – Jul 1990
P. Welton in Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island, May – July 199061 specimens · 17 stops · 51 days · 459 km
E. Gibney
Oʻahu · Dec 1997 – Apr 1998
E. Gibney in Oʻahu, December 1997 – April 199843 specimens · 32 stops · 103 days · 755 km
A.P. Davis
3 islands of Indonesia · Apr – May 1995
A.P. Davis in New Guinea, Irian Jaya and Papua, April – May 1995113 specimens · 5 stops · 36 days · 306 km
E.B. Barbon
Luzon · May – Jun 1992
E.B. Barbon in Luzon, May – June 1992133 specimens · 5 stops · 14 days
Benjamin C. Stone
Siargao and Bucas Grande · May – Jun 1993
Benjamin C. Stone in Siargao and Bucas Grande, May – June 1993183 specimens · 2 stops · 11 days · 15 km
N.Q. Binh
Vietnam · Feb – Apr 1995
N.Q. Binh in Vietnam, February – April 199558 specimens · 14 stops · 60 days
Fuentes
Luzon · 18–28 Jan 1994
Fuentes in Luzon, 18–28 January 1994122 specimens · 6 stops · 11 days
Alvarez
Mindanao and Luzon · 1–9 Mar 1991
Alvarez in Mindanao and Luzon, 1–9 March 1991185 specimens · 2 stops · 9 days · 1,087 km
E.J. Reynoso
Luzon · 6–17 Sep 1991
E.J. Reynoso in Luzon, 6–17 September 199186 specimens · 8 stops · 12 days
Fuentes
Luzon · May – Jun 1992
Fuentes in Luzon, May – June 1992125 specimens · 5 stops · 14 days
P.K. Loc
Vietnam · Feb – Apr 1995
P.K. Loc in Vietnam, February – April 199556 specimens · 13 stops · 60 days
D.D. Huyen
Vietnam · Feb – Apr 1995
D.D. Huyen in Vietnam, February – April 199556 specimens · 13 stops · 60 days
N.T. Hiep
Vietnam · Feb – Apr 1995
N.T. Hiep in Vietnam, February – April 199556 specimens · 13 stops · 60 days
Romero
Luzon · 6–17 Sep 1991
Romero in Luzon, 6–17 September 199185 specimens · 8 stops · 12 days
M. Sagisolo
New Guinea and Irian Jaya · Mar – May 1994
M. Sagisolo in New Guinea and Irian Jaya, March – May 199459 specimens · 13 stops · 73 days · 8,057 km
J.S. Burley
New Guinea · 15–26 May 1991
J.S. Burley in New Guinea, 15–26 May 1991134 specimens · 3 stops · 12 days · 667 km
N.X. Tam
Vietnam · Feb – Apr 1995
N.X. Tam in Vietnam, February – April 199555 specimens · 13 stops · 60 days
John L. Earle
18 islands of Indonesia · Oct – Nov 1990
John L. Earle across 18 islands of Indonesia, October – November 1990122 specimens · 13 stops · 26 days · 10,403 km
Afrastini Ismail
Ceram · Nov – Dec 1990
Afrastini Ismail in Ceram, November – December 199066 specimens · 13 stops · 15 days · 30 km
J.K. Jarvie
Borneo and Indonesia · Jan – Feb 1995
J.K. Jarvie in Borneo and Indonesia, January – February 199558 specimens · 15 stops · 33 days · 63,156 km
H. Koyama
New Caledonia · Feb – Mar 1992
H. Koyama in New Caledonia, February – March 1992111 specimens · 12 stops · 25 days
Ralph C. DeFelice
Oʻahu and Midway Atoll · Aug – Nov 1997
Ralph C. DeFelice in Oʻahu and Midway Atoll, August – November 1997180 specimens · 3 stops · 78 days · 4,219 km
E.J. Reynoso
Bohol and Cebu · Mar – Apr 1993
E.J. Reynoso in Bohol and Cebu, March – April 1993157 specimens · 2 stops · 14 days · 77 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.
