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
Therese Hayes
Midway Atoll · 12–18 Sep 1991
Therese Hayes in Midway Atoll, 12–18 September 199162 specimens · 4 stops · 7 days
Aushalom Levy
3 islands · 15–21 Sep 1974
Aushalom Levy in Ras Muhammad, Sharm El-Moya and Dahab, 15–21 September 197462 specimens · 4 stops · 7 days
Albert Baranes
6 islands · Oct – Nov 1975
Albert Baranes across 6 islands, October – November 197553 specimens · 5 stops · 9 days
J. van der Land
8 islands of the Seychelles · Dec 1992 – Jan 1993
J. van der Land across 8 islands of the Seychelles, December 1992 – January 199342 specimens · 7 stops · 15 days · 564 km
O. Custer
4 islands · 8–12 Jun 1968
O. Custer across 4 islands, 8–12 June 196872 specimens · 3 stops · 5 days
Arnold Suzumoto
Enewetak Atoll · Apr – May 1978
Arnold Suzumoto in Enewetak Atoll, April – May 197848 specimens · 5 stops · 14 days
Johnson Randall
5 islands of New Caledonia · Mar – Apr 1990
Johnson Randall across 5 islands of New Caledonia, March – April 199063 specimens · 3 stops · 12 days
Clarence H. Cooke Jr.
Palmyra Atoll · 1–28 Jul 1913
Clarence H. Cooke Jr. in Palmyra Atoll, 1–28 July 191342 specimens · 2 stops · 28 days · 893 km
Hiromi Terashima
4 islands · 1–9 Jun 1992
Hiromi Terashima across 4 islands, 1–9 June 199255 specimens · 4 stops · 9 days
G.E. Fosse
Guam · 21–30 Jun 1968
G.E. Fosse in Guam, 21–30 June 196854 specimens · 4 stops · 10 days
Ofer Gon
5 islands · Oct – Nov 1975
Ofer Gon across 5 islands, October – November 197544 specimens · 6 stops · 10 days
Johnson Randall
Kwajalein Atoll and Enewetak Atoll · Mar – Apr 1976
Johnson Randall in Kwajalein Atoll and Enewetak Atoll, March – April 197646 specimens · 5 stops · 13 days · 901 km
Philip Helfrich
Marakei Atoll · 1–24 Jun 1964
Philip Helfrich in Marakei Atoll, 1–24 June 196454 specimens · 3 stops · 24 days
E. Grandcourt
4 islands · Dec 1992 – Jan 1993
E. Grandcourt across 4 islands, December 1992 – January 199350 specimens · 4 stops · 14 days
E. Clark
3 islands of Indonesia · 6–16 Oct 1987
E. Clark in Komodo, Gunung Api and Mai Island (Penyu), 6–16 October 198760 specimens · 3 stops · 11 days · 815 km
Ian McLeish
4 islands · Oct – Nov 1993
Ian McLeish across 4 islands, October – November 199345 specimens · 4 stops · 25 days
Brian D. Greene
Majuro Atoll and Kwajalein Atoll · Dec 2004 – Jan 2005
Brian D. Greene in Majuro Atoll and Kwajalein Atoll, December 2004 – January 200546 specimens · 4 stops · 17 days · 440 km
Johnson Randall
Kiritimati Atoll · Jul – Aug 1987
Johnson Randall in Kiritimati Atoll, July – August 198743 specimens · 6 stops · 7 days
Ono K. Sumadhiharga
Ambon and Indonesia · 14–30 Jan 1975
Ono K. Sumadhiharga in Ambon and Indonesia, 14–30 January 197541 specimens · 5 stops · 17 days
L.A. Maugé
New Caledonia and Uvea Island · 2–15 Jan 1979
L.A. Maugé in New Caledonia and Uvea Island, 2–15 January 197946 specimens · 4 stops · 14 days
R. Lubbock
New Caledonia and Viti Levu · 11–20 Mar 1975
R. Lubbock in New Caledonia and Viti Levu, 11–20 March 197543 specimens · 5 stops · 10 days · 2,851 km
A. Diamant
5 islands · Oct – Nov 1975
A. Diamant across 5 islands, October – November 197548 specimens · 4 stops · 9 days
Jane Culp
Kiritimati Atoll · Jul – Aug 1987
Jane Culp in Kiritimati Atoll, July – August 198741 specimens · 4 stops · 27 days
Richard H. Randall
Viti Levu and New Caledonia · 7–14 Aug 1971
Richard H. Randall in Viti Levu and New Caledonia, 7–14 August 197171 specimens · 2 stops · 8 days · 2,851 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.