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
John August Kusche
Prince Of Wales · 1–14 Nov 1920
John August Kusche in Prince Of Wales, 1–14 November 1920130 specimens · 2 stops · 14 days
Marie Catherine Neal
Hawaiʻi Island · 1–9 Apr 1924
Marie Catherine Neal in Hawaiʻi Island, 1–9 April 192473 specimens · 6 stops · 9 days · 150 km
Rebecca J. Rundell
3 islands · 20–28 Feb 2001
Rebecca J. Rundell in Olosega, Tutuila and Aunuu, 20–28 February 2001170 specimens · 4 stops · 9 days · 197 km
E.J. Reynoso
Palawan and Cebu · Jul – Aug 1986
E.J. Reynoso in Palawan and Cebu, July – August 198689 specimens · 3 stops · 27 days · 567 km
D.L. Topping
Luzon · Mar – May 1904
D.L. Topping in Luzon, March – May 190470 specimens · 4 stops · 43 days
M.E. Kerr
Hawaiʻi Island and Maui · Aug – Sep 1949
M.E. Kerr in Hawaiʻi Island and Maui, August – September 194962 specimens · 9 stops · 12 days · 21 km
F.A. McClure
Hainan Island and Canton · Apr – Jun 1922
F.A. McClure in Hainan Island and Canton, April – June 192252 specimens · 11 stops · 60 days
Charles Montague Cooke Jr. III
Molokaʻi · 21–31 Dec 1923
Charles Montague Cooke Jr. III in Molokaʻi, 21–31 December 1923123 specimens · 2 stops · 11 days · 25 km
Hitchcock Cooke
Molokaʻi · 21–31 Dec 1923
Hitchcock Cooke in Molokaʻi, 21–31 December 1923123 specimens · 2 stops · 11 days · 25 km
Jr.William Ellsworth Fisher Jr.
4 islands · Aug – Sep 2000
Jr.William Ellsworth Fisher Jr. across 4 islands, August – September 2000123 specimens · 5 stops · 29 days · 844 km
E. Ordonez
Oʻahu · Mar – Jun 1939
E. Ordonez in Oʻahu, March – June 193941 specimens · 12 stops · 90 days · 315 km
J.B. Pollock
6 islands of the United States · Jul – Aug 1923
J.B. Pollock across 6 islands of the United States, July – August 192378 specimens · 10 stops · 35 days · 23,475 km
Lynette Williams
4 islands of New Caledonia · Oct – Nov 1940
Lynette Williams across 4 islands of New Caledonia, October – November 194060 specimens · 7 stops · 29 days · 3,339 km
Koichi Nitta
Oʻahu · Oct 1929 – Jan 1930
Koichi Nitta in Oʻahu, October 1929 – January 193041 specimens · 11 stops · 92 days · 268 km
Otto Degener
Kauaʻi and Oʻahu · Dec 1939 – Jan 1940
Otto Degener in Kauaʻi and Oʻahu, December 1939 – January 194046 specimens · 12 stops · 36 days · 254 km
E.J. Godley
4 islands of New Zealand · 6–18 Mar 1962
E.J. Godley across 4 islands of New Zealand, 6–18 March 196260 specimens · 8 stops · 13 days
J.K. Small
the United States · Jun – Aug 1893
J.K. Small in the United States, June – August 189347 specimens · 9 stops · 59 days
L.M. Giuseffi
Molokaʻi and Oʻahu · Aug – Sep 2007
L.M. Giuseffi in Molokaʻi and Oʻahu, August – September 2007169 specimens · 2 stops · 22 days · 92 km
M.J.E. Coode
New Ireland and Lavongai · Jan – Feb 1967
M.J.E. Coode in New Ireland and Lavongai, January – February 196763 specimens · 6 stops · 26 days · 472 km
W.M. Hamilton
3 islands of New Zealand · 5–16 Mar 1962
W.M. Hamilton in Little Barrier, New Zealand and North Island, 5–16 March 196261 specimens · 8 stops · 12 days
Malacology Staff
Oʻahu · 5–14 Feb 1939
Malacology Staff, 5–14 February 1939123 specimens · 2 stops · 10 days · 23 km
V.O. Fosberg
Oʻahu · Mar – May 1937
V.O. Fosberg in Oʻahu, March – May 193749 specimens · 8 stops · 71 days
K. Faccenda
Kauaʻi · May – Jun 2022
K. Faccenda in Kauaʻi, May – June 202274 specimens · 6 stops · 7 days
Alvarez
Bohol and Cebu · Mar – Apr 1993
Alvarez in Bohol and Cebu, March – April 1993125 specimens · 2 stops · 12 days · 77 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.