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
D. Paquin
Kauaʻi · Oct – Nov 1982
D. Paquin in Kauaʻi, October – November 198240 specimens · 4 stops · 36 days
S. Slappy
Babeldaob Island and Babeldaob · Mar – Apr 1996
S. Slappy in Babeldaob Island and Babeldaob, March – April 199658 specimens · 7 stops · 8 days
Malacology Staff
Oʻahu · Mar – Apr 1939
Malacology Staff, March – April 193960 specimens · 2 stops · 24 days · 125 km
Derral R. Herbst
3 islands · Feb – Apr 1992
Derral R. Herbst in Palmyra Atoll, Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island, February – April 199247 specimens · 6 stops · 41 days · 1,763 km
Walter Hambuechen
3 islands of French Polynesia · 1–5 Dec 1960
Walter Hambuechen in Rurutu, Tubuai and Raivavae, 1–5 December 196083 specimens · 3 stops · 5 days
E.Y. Dawson
Palmyra Atoll · 1–20 Oct 1958
E.Y. Dawson in Palmyra Atoll, 1–20 October 195853 specimens · 5 stops · 20 days
J. Viatme
New Britain · 11–18 May 2011
J. Viatme in New Britain, 11–18 May 201170 specimens · 2 stops · 8 days · 42 km
L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston
Kingman Reef and Maui · Jun – Jul 1926
L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston in Kingman Reef and Maui, June – July 192643 specimens · 3 stops · 49 days · 3,448 km
Masatomi Suzuki
4 islands of Tonga · 20–29 Sep 2001
Masatomi Suzuki across 4 islands of Tonga, 20–29 September 200151 specimens · 8 stops · 10 days
J. Trochet
New Britain · 5–9 Nov 2015
J. Trochet in New Britain, 5–9 November 201574 specimens · 2 stops · 5 days
N. Semard
New Britain · 5–9 Nov 2015
N. Semard in New Britain, 5–9 November 201574 specimens · 2 stops · 5 days
A. Hitch
New Britain · 5–9 Nov 2015
A. Hitch in New Britain, 5–9 November 201574 specimens · 2 stops · 5 days
M. Sundue
New Britain · 5–9 Nov 2015
M. Sundue in New Britain, 5–9 November 201574 specimens · 2 stops · 5 days
H. Maraia
New Britain · 5–9 Nov 2015
H. Maraia in New Britain, 5–9 November 201574 specimens · 2 stops · 5 days
Y. Singeo
Babeldaob Island and Babeldaob · Mar – Apr 1996
Y. Singeo in Babeldaob Island and Babeldaob, March – April 199651 specimens · 8 stops · 8 days
B.K. Kirchoff
Oʻahu · 7–20 Jun 1991
B.K. Kirchoff in Oʻahu, 7–20 June 199154 specimens · 3 stops · 14 days
E.B. Barbon
Luzon and Leyte · Oct – Nov 1992
E.B. Barbon in Luzon and Leyte, October – November 199241 specimens · 5 stops · 35 days
A. Gouveia A. Gouveia A. Gouveia v A. Gouveia
Oʻahu · May – Jun 1916
A. Gouveia A. Gouveia A. Gouveia v A. Gouveia in Oʻahu, May – June 191656 specimens · 2 stops · 36 days · 129 km
Sven Berggren
3 islands of New Zealand · 1–7 Feb 1874
Sven Berggren in South Island, New Zealand and North Island, 1–7 February 187456 specimens · 3 stops · 7 days
Donald P. Abbott
Maui and Espiritu Santo · 7–25 Sep 1971
Donald P. Abbott in Maui and Espiritu Santo, 7–25 September 197142 specimens · 4 stops · 19 days · 4,794 km
van Royen
the United States · 1–28 Aug 1969
van Royen in the United States, 1–28 August 196948 specimens · 11 stops · 28 days
D. Rouilo
New Britain · 11–18 May 2011
D. Rouilo in New Britain, 11–18 May 201169 specimens · 2 stops · 8 days · 42 km
D. Bir
New Britain · 11–18 May 2011
D. Bir in New Britain, 11–18 May 201169 specimens · 2 stops · 8 days · 42 km
M. Bambiyau
Matuku Island · 9–13 Sep 1968
M. Bambiyau in Matuku Island, 9–13 September 196858 specimens · 3 stops · 5 days · 2 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.