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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. 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

Robert H. Cowie

Tutuila · 6–16 Oct 1998

Robert H. Cowie in Tutuila, 6–16 October 1998

172 specimens · 10 stops · 11 days

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

E. Gibney

Oʻahu · Dec 1997 – Apr 1998

E. Gibney in Oʻahu, December 1997 – April 1998

43 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 1995

113 specimens · 5 stops · 36 days · 306 km

E.B. Barbon

Luzon · May – Jun 1992

E.B. Barbon in Luzon, May – June 1992

133 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 1993

183 specimens · 2 stops · 11 days · 15 km

N.Q. Binh

Vietnam · Feb – Apr 1995

N.Q. Binh in Vietnam, February – April 1995

58 specimens · 14 stops · 60 days

Fuentes

Luzon · 18–28 Jan 1994

Fuentes in Luzon, 18–28 January 1994

122 specimens · 6 stops · 11 days

Alvarez

Mindanao and Luzon · 1–9 Mar 1991

Alvarez in Mindanao and Luzon, 1–9 March 1991

185 specimens · 2 stops · 9 days · 1,087 km

E.J. Reynoso

Luzon · 6–17 Sep 1991

E.J. Reynoso in Luzon, 6–17 September 1991

86 specimens · 8 stops · 12 days

Fuentes

Luzon · May – Jun 1992

Fuentes in Luzon, May – June 1992

125 specimens · 5 stops · 14 days

P.K. Loc

Vietnam · Feb – Apr 1995

P.K. Loc in Vietnam, February – April 1995

56 specimens · 13 stops · 60 days

D.D. Huyen

Vietnam · Feb – Apr 1995

D.D. Huyen in Vietnam, February – April 1995

56 specimens · 13 stops · 60 days

N.T. Hiep

Vietnam · Feb – Apr 1995

N.T. Hiep in Vietnam, February – April 1995

56 specimens · 13 stops · 60 days

Romero

Luzon · 6–17 Sep 1991

Romero in Luzon, 6–17 September 1991

85 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 1994

59 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 1991

134 specimens · 3 stops · 12 days · 667 km

N.X. Tam

Vietnam · Feb – Apr 1995

N.X. Tam in Vietnam, February – April 1995

55 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 1990

122 specimens · 13 stops · 26 days · 10,403 km

Afrastini Ismail

Ceram · Nov – Dec 1990

Afrastini Ismail in Ceram, November – December 1990

66 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 1995

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

H. Koyama

New Caledonia · Feb – Mar 1992

H. Koyama in New Caledonia, February – March 1992

111 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 1997

180 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 1993

157 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.