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
C.T. Imada
Molokaʻi · 12–30 Oct 1986
C.T. Imada in Molokaʻi, 12–30 October 198641 specimens · 5 stops · 19 days · 29 km
C.H. Lamoureux
South Island and New Caledonia · 12–25 Jul 1966
C.H. Lamoureux in South Island and New Caledonia, 12–25 July 196655 specimens · 3 stops · 14 days · 2,990 km
Donald Mitchell
5 islands of the United States · 1–28 Jun 1935
Donald Mitchell across 5 islands of the United States, 1–28 June 193560 specimens · 5 stops · 28 days · 6,857 km
A.G. Whiting
Kauaʻi and Oʻahu · Apr – May 1929
A.G. Whiting in Kauaʻi and Oʻahu, April – May 192947 specimens · 4 stops · 11 days · 254 km
Joseph F. Rock
Kauaʻi and Oʻahu · 1–15 Feb 1956
Joseph F. Rock in Kauaʻi and Oʻahu, 1–15 February 195645 specimens · 4 stops · 15 days · 509 km
S.A. James
Guadalcanal · 11–17 Sep 2015
S.A. James in Guadalcanal, 11–17 September 201548 specimens · 5 stops · 7 days
John W. Moore
Oʻahu · Apr – May 1945
John W. Moore in Oʻahu, April – May 1945107 specimens · 2 stops · 11 days
David H. Lorence
Molokaʻi and Hawaiʻi Island · Oct – Nov 1987
David H. Lorence in Molokaʻi and Hawaiʻi Island, October – November 198751 specimens · 3 stops · 16 days · 217 km
Arthur Greenwell
Hawaiʻi Island · 15–19 Feb 1952
Arthur Greenwell in Hawaiʻi Island, 15–19 February 195262 specimens · 3 stops · 5 days
Heinar Streimann
Manus Island and Los Negros · 17–25 Jun 1971
Heinar Streimann in Manus Island and Los Negros, 17–25 June 197155 specimens · 3 stops · 9 days · 80 km
M.D. Hoyle
the United States · 6–19 Aug 1971
M.D. Hoyle in the United States, 6–19 August 197154 specimens · 3 stops · 14 days
D. Paquin
Kauaʻi · Oct – Nov 1982
D. Paquin in Kauaʻi, October – November 198240 specimens · 4 stops · 36 days
S. Slappy
Babeldaob Island and Babeldaob · Mar – Apr 1996
S. Slappy in Babeldaob Island and Babeldaob, March – April 199658 specimens · 7 stops · 8 days
Derral R. Herbst
3 islands · Feb – Apr 1992
Derral R. Herbst in Palmyra Atoll, Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island, February – April 199247 specimens · 6 stops · 41 days · 1,763 km
Walter Hambuechen
3 islands of French Polynesia · 1–5 Dec 1960
Walter Hambuechen in Rurutu, Tubuai and Raivavae, 1–5 December 196083 specimens · 3 stops · 5 days
E.Y. Dawson
Palmyra Atoll · 1–20 Oct 1958
E.Y. Dawson in Palmyra Atoll, 1–20 October 195853 specimens · 5 stops · 20 days
J. Viatme
New Britain · 11–18 May 2011
J. Viatme in New Britain, 11–18 May 201170 specimens · 2 stops · 8 days · 42 km
Masatomi Suzuki
4 islands of Tonga · 20–29 Sep 2001
Masatomi Suzuki across 4 islands of Tonga, 20–29 September 200151 specimens · 8 stops · 10 days
A. Hitch
New Britain · 5–9 Nov 2015
A. Hitch in New Britain, 5–9 November 201574 specimens · 2 stops · 5 days
N. Semard
New Britain · 5–9 Nov 2015
N. Semard in New Britain, 5–9 November 201574 specimens · 2 stops · 5 days
H. Maraia
New Britain · 5–9 Nov 2015
H. Maraia in New Britain, 5–9 November 201574 specimens · 2 stops · 5 days
M. Sundue
New Britain · 5–9 Nov 2015
M. Sundue in New Britain, 5–9 November 201574 specimens · 2 stops · 5 days
J. Trochet
New Britain · 5–9 Nov 2015
J. Trochet in New Britain, 5–9 November 201574 specimens · 2 stops · 5 days
Y. Singeo
Babeldaob Island and Babeldaob · Mar – Apr 1996
Y. Singeo in Babeldaob Island and Babeldaob, March – April 199651 specimens · 8 stops · 8 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.