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. 80 journeys so far, 2010 to 2019, 7,165 specimens between them.
53 collectors and expeditions817 days in the field103,734 km between stops6,318 photographed specimens
80 journeys match
S.A. He
New Guinea · 1–23 Feb 2013
S.A. He in New Guinea, 1–23 February 2013688 specimens · 12 stops · 23 days · 4,056 km
Steven Perlman
5 islands of the United States · Sep 2012 – Mar 2013
Steven Perlman across 5 islands of the United States, September 2012 – March 2013132 specimens · 40 stops · 170 days · 3,709 km
M. Sundue
New Guinea · 3–23 Feb 2013
M. Sundue in New Guinea, 3–23 February 2013300 specimens · 2 stops · 21 days · 483 km
Steven Perlman
Kauaʻi · Jan – Apr 2015
Steven Perlman in Kauaʻi, January – April 201591 specimens · 17 stops · 94 days · 13,385 km
Timothy Flynn
Savaii and Upolu · Jun – Jul 2016
Timothy Flynn in Savaii and Upolu, June – July 2016135 specimens · 17 stops · 31 days · 160 km
Kenneth R. Wood
Savaii and Upolu · 2–30 Jun 2016
Kenneth R. Wood in Savaii and Upolu, 2–30 June 2016132 specimens · 15 stops · 29 days · 80 km
Steven Perlman
Kauaʻi and Maui · Apr – Sep 2014
Steven Perlman in Kauaʻi and Maui, April – September 201473 specimens · 22 stops · 161 days · 1,352 km
M. Tabua
Savaii and Upolu · 2–30 Jun 2016
M. Tabua in Savaii and Upolu, 2–30 June 2016133 specimens · 15 stops · 29 days · 80 km
A. AllisonA Allison
Papua New Guinea · Mar – Apr 2014
A. AllisonA Allison in Papua New Guinea, March – April 201498 specimens · 17 stops · 28 days
Thane K. Pratt
Papua New Guinea · Mar – Apr 2014
Thane K. Pratt in Papua New Guinea, March – April 201498 specimens · 17 stops · 28 days
J. Ishimoto
Australia and Dunk · 1–16 Dec 2011
J. Ishimoto in Australia and Dunk, 1–16 December 2011108 specimens · 13 stops · 16 days
Steven Perlman
4 islands of the United States · May – Jul 2013
Steven Perlman across 4 islands of the United States, May – July 201375 specimens · 17 stops · 58 days · 1,476 km
Timothy J. Gallaher
Australia and Dunk · 1–16 Dec 2011
Timothy J. Gallaher in Australia and Dunk, 1–16 December 201199 specimens · 12 stops · 16 days
Steven Perlman
Kauaʻi and Maui · Mar – Jul 2017
Steven Perlman in Kauaʻi and Maui, March – July 201765 specimens · 17 stops · 126 days
F. Enoka
Savaii and Upolu · 2–30 Jun 2016
F. Enoka in Savaii and Upolu, 2–30 June 2016102 specimens · 11 stops · 29 days · 80 km
O. Paul
New Britain and New Guinea · Jul – Aug 2011
O. Paul in New Britain and New Guinea, July – August 2011174 specimens · 2 stops · 30 days · 382 km
A. Kitalong
3 islands · 4–15 Nov 2013
A. Kitalong in Palau, Palao and Ngeruktabel, 4–15 November 201393 specimens · 8 stops · 12 days
Van-Ray Tadao
Palau and Palao · 4–21 Nov 2013
Van-Ray Tadao in Palau and Palao, 4–21 November 2013100 specimens · 5 stops · 18 days
Martin W. Johnson
Savaii · 14–30 Jun 2016
Martin W. Johnson in Savaii, 14–30 June 201691 specimens · 10 stops · 17 days
M.J. Balick
Palau and Palao · 4–21 Nov 2013
M.J. Balick in Palau and Palao, 4–21 November 201387 specimens · 6 stops · 18 days
J.D. Jacobi
Wake Island and Peale Island · May – Jun 2019
J.D. Jacobi in Wake Island and Peale Island, May – June 201967 specimens · 13 stops · 13 days
J.R. Shevock
Kauaʻi · 24–29 Jan 2018
J.R. Shevock in Kauaʻi, 24–29 January 2018121 specimens · 6 stops · 6 days
S. Chanel
Guadalcanal and New Guinea · 9–17 Sep 2015
S. Chanel in Guadalcanal and New Guinea, 9–17 September 201586 specimens · 7 stops · 9 days · 5,380 km
Steven Perlman
4 islands of the United States · Apr – Jul 2012
Steven Perlman across 4 islands of the United States, April – July 201247 specimens · 14 stops · 84 days · 1,122 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.