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. 289 journeys so far, 1900 to 2007, 53,295 specimens between them.
145 collectors and expeditions5,202 days in the field1,552,021 km between stops7,939 photographed specimens
289 journeys match
Brian D. Greene
8 islands · 9–27 Apr 2007
Brian D. Greene across 8 islands, 9–27 April 200749 specimens · 9 stops · 19 days · 2,074 km
station
5 islands of the United States · Jul – Aug 1972
station, July – August 197245 specimens · 9 stops · 42 days · 4,512 km
John L. Earle
Kiritimati Atoll · 21–30 Jul 2005
John L. Earle in Kiritimati Atoll, 21–30 July 200564 specimens · 6 stops · 10 days · 182 km
Hitoshi Ida
Ani-Jima and Chichi-Jima · 21–26 Jul 1991
Hitoshi Ida in Ani-Jima and Chichi-Jima, 21–26 July 199174 specimens · 5 stops · 6 days
William Hashimoto
Enewetak Atoll · 24–29 Nov 1967
William Hashimoto in Enewetak Atoll, 24–29 November 196795 specimens · 3 stops · 6 days
Ian McLeish
3 islands of Oman · 5–9 Feb 1993
Ian McLeish in Southern Oman, Salalah and Oman, 5–9 February 199375 specimens · 5 stops · 5 days
Johnson Randall
7 islands · May – Jun 1993
Johnson Randall across 7 islands, May – June 199340 specimens · 11 stops · 37 days · 14,226 km
Johnson Randall
Johnston Atoll · 6–12 Apr 1984
Johnson Randall in Johnston Atoll, 6–12 April 198460 specimens · 7 stops · 7 days
V Townsend Cromwell cruise 59
5 islands of the United States · 12–27 Jul 1972
V Townsend Cromwell cruise 59, 12–27 July 197250 specimens · 8 stops · 16 days · 895 km
William F. Smith-Vaniz
Kerala State and India · 2–12 Feb 1980
William F. Smith-Vaniz in Kerala State and India, 2–12 February 198083 specimens · 3 stops · 11 days
John P. Hoover
8 islands of Oman · Oct – Nov 1993
John P. Hoover across 8 islands of Oman, October – November 199349 specimens · 7 stops · 23 days · 37 km
Hitoshi Ida
4 islands · May – Jun 1992
Hitoshi Ida across 4 islands, May – June 199261 specimens · 6 stops · 7 days
Johnson Randall
3 islands of Fiji · Jan – Mar 1991
Johnson Randall in Norfolk Island, Viti Levu and Lord Howe, January – March 199140 specimens · 9 stops · 42 days · 2,296 km
J. van Egmond
7 islands · Dec 1992 – Jan 1993
J. van Egmond across 7 islands, December 1992 – January 199347 specimens · 8 stops · 16 days
Richard H. Randall
Taiwan · Jun – Jul 1978
Richard H. Randall in Taiwan, June – July 197894 specimens · 2 stops · 15 days
Richard L. Pyle
6 islands · 11–28 Apr 2007
Richard L. Pyle across 6 islands, 11–28 April 200743 specimens · 8 stops · 18 days · 1,784 km
Richard L. Pyle
Midway Atoll and Oʻahu · Sep – Oct 1991
Richard L. Pyle in Midway Atoll and Oʻahu, September – October 199147 specimens · 6 stops · 31 days · 2,081 km
Richard L. Pyle
Augulpelu Reef and Ngemlis Island · 6–18 May 1997
Richard L. Pyle in Augulpelu Reef and Ngemlis Island, 6–18 May 199751 specimens · 6 stops · 13 days · 179 km
Pierre Laboute
New Caledonia and Uvea Island · 5–13 Jan 1979
Pierre Laboute in New Caledonia and Uvea Island, 5–13 January 197950 specimens · 7 stops · 9 days
V Townsend Cromwell cruise 67
5 islands of the United States · Oct – Nov 1975
V Townsend Cromwell cruise 67, October – November 197543 specimens · 7 stops · 26 days · 2,702 km
station
5 islands of the United States · Oct – Nov 1975
station, October – November 197542 specimens · 7 stops · 26 days · 2,702 km
H. Shareef
South Male Atoll and North Male Atoll · 18–24 Mar 1988
H. Shareef in South Male Atoll and North Male Atoll, 18–24 March 198895 specimens · 2 stops · 7 days
A. Nateewathana
Ko Miang · 11–17 Feb 1979
A. Nateewathana in Ko Miang, 11–17 February 197974 specimens · 3 stops · 7 days
P. Tantichodok
Ko Miang · 11–17 Feb 1979
P. Tantichodok in Ko Miang, 11–17 February 197974 specimens · 3 stops · 7 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.