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. 1,980 journeys so far, 1874 to 2026, 356,126 specimens between them.
839 collectors and expeditions34,820 days in the field7,426,317 km between stops244,553 photographed specimens
1,980 journeys match
Benjamin C. Stone
4 islands · Nov 1959 – Jan 1960
Benjamin C. Stone across 4 islands, November 1959 – January 196069 specimens · 11 stops · 48 days · 4,760 km
Timothy Flynn
6 islands of the Cook Islands · 12–29 Mar 2002
Timothy Flynn across 6 islands of the Cook Islands, 12–29 March 2002110 specimens · 11 stops · 18 days · 2,765 km
E. Gibney
Oʻahu · Dec 1997 – Apr 1998
E. Gibney in Oʻahu, December 1997 – April 199843 specimens · 32 stops · 103 days · 755 km
Harold St.John
Lānaʻi and Oʻahu · Mar – May 1947
Harold St.John in Lānaʻi and Oʻahu, March – May 194777 specimens · 8 stops · 56 days · 365 km
R. Okano
Hawaiʻi Island and Oʻahu · Apr – May 2001
R. Okano in Hawaiʻi Island and Oʻahu, April – May 2001106 specimens · 5 stops · 21 days · 230 km
Otto Herman Swezey
Maui and Oʻahu · Aug – Sep 1929
Otto Herman Swezey in Maui and Oʻahu, August – September 1929163 specimens · 8 stops · 20 days · 223 km
Warren L. Wagner Jr.
3 islands of the United States · May – Jun 1985
Warren L. Wagner Jr. in Hawaiʻi Island, Kauaʻi and Oʻahu, May – June 198590 specimens · 6 stops · 32 days · 484 km
T.F. Stuessy
Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island · 20–30 May 1982
T.F. Stuessy in Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island, 20–30 May 1982111 specimens · 5 stops · 11 days · 467 km
Harold St.John
the United States · Jul – Sep 1924
Harold St.John in the United States, July – September 1924102 specimens · 13 stops · 50 days
Johnson Randall
Tutuila Island and Tutuila · Apr – May 1974
Johnson Randall in Tutuila Island and Tutuila, April – May 1974129 specimens · 14 stops · 21 days · 5,399 km
Benjamin C. Stone
3 islands · Mar – May 1956
Benjamin C. Stone in Oʻahu, Utirik Atoll and Pohnpei, March – May 195670 specimens · 9 stops · 71 days · 10,487 km
K. Faccenda
Kauaʻi and Hawaiʻi Island · Jun – Jul 2024
K. Faccenda in Kauaʻi and Hawaiʻi Island, June – July 2024107 specimens · 8 stops · 24 days · 450 km
W. Teraoka
3 islands · May – Aug 1980
W. Teraoka in Oʻahu, Savaii and Upolu, May – August 198066 specimens · 17 stops · 85 days · 4,343 km
E. Soepadmo
Sumatra · 11–27 Aug 1960
E. Soepadmo in Sumatra, 11–27 August 196071 specimens · 13 stops · 17 days
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
Dale H. Vitt
6 islands of New Zealand · Dec 1972 – Jan 1973
Dale H. Vitt across 6 islands of New Zealand, December 1972 – January 197362 specimens · 13 stops · 48 days · 14,958 km
E.B. Barbon
Luzon · May – Jun 1992
E.B. Barbon in Luzon, May – June 1992133 specimens · 5 stops · 14 days
W.C. Martin
3 islands of the United States · Jul – Aug 1983
W.C. Martin in Hawaiʻi Island, Molokaʻi and Maui, July – August 198392 specimens · 8 stops · 10 days · 223 km
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
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George W. Staples III
Hawaiʻi Island · Jan – Feb 2007
George W. Staples III in Hawaiʻi Island, January – February 200770 specimens · 10 stops · 38 days · 495 km
A. Nether
Oʻahu · Dec 1989 – Jan 1990
A. Nether in Oʻahu, December 1989 – January 1990136 specimens · 7 stops · 44 days
N.Q. Binh
Vietnam · Feb – Apr 1995
N.Q. Binh in Vietnam, February – April 199558 specimens · 14 stops · 60 days
Gary Gordon
Guam · Feb – Aug 1974
Gary Gordon in Guam, February – August 197485 specimens · 25 stops · 179 days
A.M. Greller
Sri Lanka · 11–29 Aug 1984
A.M. Greller in Sri Lanka, 11–29 August 198494 specimens · 6 stops · 19 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.