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. 2,237 journeys so far, 1874 to 2026, 440,730 specimens between them.
965 collectors and expeditions37,623 days in the field7,838,218 km between stops330,332 photographed specimens
2,237 journeys match
Robert H. Cowie
Tutuila · 6–16 Oct 1998
Robert H. Cowie in Tutuila, 6–16 October 1998172 specimens · 10 stops · 11 days
R. Lengsi
Pohnpei and Micronesia · Feb – May 2006
R. Lengsi in Pohnpei and Micronesia, February – May 200669 specimens · 18 stops · 111 days · 2,523 km
L. Cuddihy Pratt
Molokaʻi · 19–31 May 1982
L. Cuddihy Pratt in Molokaʻi, 19–31 May 198289 specimens · 9 stops · 13 days
M. Jacobs
Luzon · Jan – Feb 1968
M. Jacobs in Luzon, January – February 196869 specimens · 15 stops · 28 days · 278 km
Isa Degener
Lānaʻi and Oʻahu · Jul – Aug 1957
Isa Degener in Lānaʻi and Oʻahu, July – August 195795 specimens · 7 stops · 26 days · 398 km
P.H. McEldowney
Molokaʻi · Jun – Jul 1979
P.H. McEldowney in Molokaʻi, June – July 197983 specimens · 9 stops · 34 days · 31 km
R.L. Stemmermann
Oʻahu and Maui · Oct – Nov 1976
R.L. Stemmermann in Oʻahu and Maui, October – November 197697 specimens · 6 stops · 28 days · 176 km
George Pattison
6 islands of Papua New Guinea · Sep – Dec 1975
George Pattison across 6 islands of Papua New Guinea, September – December 197568 specimens · 13 stops · 71 days · 5,279 km
R.L. Stemmermann
Maui and Hawaiʻi Island · 1–21 Aug 1977
R.L. Stemmermann in Maui and Hawaiʻi Island, 1–21 August 1977119 specimens · 5 stops · 21 days · 161 km
G. Clarke
3 islands of the United States · 9–25 Apr 1980
G. Clarke in Kahoʻolawe, Kauaʻi and Maui, 9–25 April 1980125 specimens · 4 stops · 17 days · 403 km
Elwood Curtin Zimmerman
Maui · Apr – May 1945
Elwood Curtin Zimmerman in Maui, April – May 1945146 specimens · 7 stops · 15 days · 43 km
George F. Arnemann
Oʻahu · Oct – Dec 1960
George F. Arnemann in Oʻahu, October – December 196086 specimens · 6 stops · 57 days · 450 km
Kenneth R. Wood
4 islands · Jan – Feb 2003
Kenneth R. Wood across 4 islands, January – February 2003108 specimens · 16 stops · 30 days · 11,438 km
F.A. McClure
Hainan Island · Oct – Dec 1921
F.A. McClure in Hainan Island, October – December 192160 specimens · 20 stops · 82 days
A.S. Foster
New Caledonia · May – Jun 1956
A.S. Foster in New Caledonia, May – June 195676 specimens · 14 stops · 42 days
Arthur Greenwell
Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island · Jun – Sep 1950
Arthur Greenwell in Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island, June – September 195061 specimens · 14 stops · 82 days · 230 km
P. Welton
Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island · May – Jul 1990
P. Welton in Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island, May – July 199061 specimens · 17 stops · 51 days · 459 km
A.A. Beetle
the United States · Mar – Jul 1941
A.A. Beetle in the United States, March – July 194188 specimens · 30 stops · 120 days
Yoshio KondoKay Kondo
Oʻahu · Oct – Dec 1960
Yoshio KondoKay Kondo in Oʻahu, October – December 196086 specimens · 6 stops · 55 days · 298 km
A. Kitalong
3 islands · 4–15 Nov 2013
A. Kitalong in Palau, Palao and Ngeruktabel, 4–15 November 201393 specimens · 8 stops · 12 days
Charles N. Forbes
Oʻahu and Kauaʻi · Nov 1909 – Jan 1910
Charles N. Forbes in Oʻahu and Kauaʻi, November 1909 – January 191061 specimens · 15 stops · 61 days · 1,270 km
H. Nagamasu
3 islands of Japan · 7–21 Mar 1982
H. Nagamasu in Iriomote Island, Ishigaki Island and Iriomote, 7–21 March 198278 specimens · 12 stops · 15 days
Dale H. Vitt
3 islands of the United States · 6–22 Dec 1975
Dale H. Vitt in Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi Island and Maui, 6–22 December 197574 specimens · 14 stops · 17 days · 232 km
J.J. Wood
6 islands of Papua New Guinea · Sep – Dec 1975
J.J. Wood across 6 islands of Papua New Guinea, September – December 197567 specimens · 13 stops · 71 days · 5,279 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.