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
Johnson Randall
7 islands of Papua New Guinea · Nov – Dec 1995
Johnson Randall across 7 islands of Papua New Guinea, November – December 199574 specimens · 8 stops · 33 days · 7,022 km
Kazuhiro Okamoto
Vavau Island and Vavau Group · 14–18 Mar 1983
Kazuhiro Okamoto in Vavau Island and Vavau Group, 14–18 March 1983149 specimens · 3 stops · 5 days
Johnson Randall
Red Sea and Jeddah · 1–17 May 1982
Johnson Randall in Red Sea and Jeddah, 1–17 May 198275 specimens · 9 stops · 17 days
K.E. Carpenter
3 islands of the Philippines · Jul – Aug 1978
K.E. Carpenter in Luzon, Philippines and Negros Island, July – August 197888 specimens · 6 stops · 18 days · 1,577 km
E.S. Helfman
5 islands · 16–22 Apr 1970
E.S. Helfman across 5 islands, 16–22 April 1970108 specimens · 5 stops · 7 days · 10 km
W.A. Gosline
7 islands · May – Jul 1950
W.A. Gosline across 7 islands, May – July 195066 specimens · 8 stops · 60 days · 6,000 km
Johnson Randall
Enewetak Atoll and Hawaiʻi Island · Jul – Aug 1983
Johnson Randall in Enewetak Atoll and Hawaiʻi Island, July – August 198367 specimens · 9 stops · 35 days · 4,844 km
B. Goldman
Lord Howe · 5–26 Feb 1973
B. Goldman in Lord Howe, 5–26 February 197368 specimens · 10 stops · 22 days
D.F. Hoese
Lord Howe · 5–26 Feb 1973
D.F. Hoese in Lord Howe, 5–26 February 197365 specimens · 11 stops · 22 days
Johnson Randall
7 islands of Indonesia · Sep – Oct 2000
Johnson Randall across 7 islands of Indonesia, September – October 200046 specimens · 21 stops · 55 days · 6,018 km
Sam Tay
Tioman Island and Singapore · Jul – Aug 1977
Sam Tay in Tioman Island and Singapore, July – August 197782 specimens · 7 stops · 13 days · 362 km
R.C. Wass
Tutuila Island · 4–13 May 1974
R.C. Wass in Tutuila Island, 4–13 May 197490 specimens · 6 stops · 10 days
L. Goldman
4 islands of the Solomon Islands · 18–31 Jul 1973
L. Goldman across 4 islands of the Solomon Islands, 18–31 July 197380 specimens · 7 stops · 14 days · 43 km
Tanager Expedition
10 islands of the United States · Apr – Jun 1923
Tanager Expedition, April – June 192360 specimens · 8 stops · 62 days · 2,174 km
Harold Yuen
3 islands · Oct – Nov 1961
Harold Yuen in Rangiroa Atoll, Tahiti and Makemo Atoll, October – November 196196 specimens · 4 stops · 21 days · 332 km
V Townsend Cromwell cruise 43
8–29 May 1969
V Townsend Cromwell cruise 43, 8–29 May 196959 specimens · 12 stops · 22 days · 1,677 km
station
8–29 May 1969
station, 8–29 May 196959 specimens · 12 stops · 22 days · 1,677 km
Johnson Randall
4 islands · Nov – Dec 1966
Johnson Randall across 4 islands, November – December 196664 specimens · 9 stops · 26 days · 43 km
Gerald R. Allen
Enewetak Atoll · 2–19 Jan 1970
Gerald R. Allen in Enewetak Atoll, 2–19 January 197063 specimens · 10 stops · 18 days
Johnson Randall
Wake Island · 6–12 Jun 1953
Johnson Randall in Wake Island, 6–12 June 195380 specimens · 7 stops · 7 days
Paul Allen
3 islands · May – Aug 1973
Paul Allen in Enewetak Atoll, Hawaiʻi Island and Oʻahu, May – August 197347 specimens · 12 stops · 94 days · 4,973 km
Johnson Randall
Enewetak Atoll and Kwajalein Atoll · Nov – Dec 1974
Johnson Randall in Enewetak Atoll and Kwajalein Atoll, November – December 197462 specimens · 9 stops · 24 days · 901 km
A.W.C.T. Herre
5 islands · Oct – Nov 1933
A.W.C.T. Herre across 5 islands, October – November 193351 specimens · 6 stops · 19 days
A.H. Banner O.R.D.M. Banner
Johnston Atoll and Oʻahu · Jul – Aug 1968
A.H. Banner O.R.D.M. Banner in Johnston Atoll and Oʻahu, July – August 196872 specimens · 6 stops · 18 days · 1,381 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.