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
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Kenneth Pike Emory
3 islands · 14–28 Apr 1925
Kenneth Pike Emory in Raiatea, Tahiti and Taha'A, 14–28 April 192543 specimens · 3 stops · 15 days · 269 km
Brian D. Greene
8 islands · 9–27 Apr 2007
Brian D. Greene across 8 islands, 9–27 April 200749 specimens · 9 stops · 19 days · 2,074 km
W. Law
Pohnpei · Apr – May 2007
W. Law in Pohnpei, April – May 200756 specimens · 4 stops · 16 days · 386 km
D. Brokaw
Maui · 11–15 Mar 2024
D. Brokaw in Maui, 11–15 March 202443 specimens · 4 stops · 5 days
J. Garnic
the United States · 12–18 Aug 1947
J. Garnic in the United States, 12–18 August 194764 specimens · 2 stops · 7 days
A.J. Bernatowicz
Great Britain · May – Jun 1962
A.J. Bernatowicz in Great Britain, May – June 196251 specimens · 3 stops · 5 days
C.L. Pollard
Cuba · Jan – Feb 1902
C.L. Pollard in Cuba, January – February 190242 specimens · 8 stops · 39 days
A. Sadili
New Guinea · Oct – Nov 1998
A. Sadili in New Guinea, October – November 199843 specimens · 3 stops · 30 days · 1,594 km
F.J.M. Gaerlan
Luzon · Aug – Sep 1992
F.J.M. Gaerlan in Luzon, August – September 199246 specimens · 4 stops · 10 days
R.C. McGregor
5 islands of the Philippines · 1–20 Jun 1914
R.C. McGregor across 5 islands of the Philippines, 1–20 June 191451 specimens · 2 stops · 20 days
Dana G. Griffin III
Cartago and San Jose · Aug – Sep 1973
Dana G. Griffin III in Cartago and San Jose, August – September 197342 specimens · 3 stops · 14 days
Emos Eperiam
Pohnpei · Apr – May 2007
Emos Eperiam in Pohnpei, April – May 200755 specimens · 4 stops · 16 days · 386 km
B. Jones
Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island · May – Jun 1988
B. Jones in Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island, May – June 1988106 specimens · 2 stops · 10 days · 299 km
C.W. Isle
Oʻahu · May – Jun 1936
C.W. Isle in Oʻahu, May – June 193658 specimens · 2 stops · 7 days · 31 km
J.C. Regalado Jr.
New Guinea and New Ireland · 1–16 Aug 1995
J.C. Regalado Jr. in New Guinea and New Ireland, 1–16 August 199543 specimens · 3 stops · 16 days · 857 km
O. Amone
'Eua Island · Nov – Dec 2000
O. Amone in 'Eua Island, November – December 200049 specimens · 5 stops · 6 days · 713 km
D. Koroiveibau
Vanua Levu · May – Jun 1967
D. Koroiveibau in Vanua Levu, May – June 196740 specimens · 4 stops · 14 days
H.B.S. Womersley
Australia · 10–19 Aug 1957
H.B.S. Womersley in Australia, 10–19 August 195755 specimens · 2 stops · 10 days
Charles N. Forbes
Oʻahu · Aug – Sep 1915
Charles N. Forbes in Oʻahu, August – September 191566 specimens · 2 stops · 16 days
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Alfred F. Judd Jr
5 islands · 1–19 Jun 1935
Alfred F. Judd Jr across 5 islands, 1–19 June 193557 specimens · 4 stops · 19 days · 5,025 km
B. Christian
Pitcairn Island · 3–14 Jun 1934
B. Christian in Pitcairn Island, 3–14 June 193474 specimens · 2 stops · 12 days
G. Whiting
Oʻahu · 12–23 Jan 1929
G. Whiting in Oʻahu, 12–23 January 192953 specimens · 2 stops · 12 days · 41 km
J.S. Davis
Kauaʻi · Aug – Sep 1977
J.S. Davis in Kauaʻi, August – September 197742 specimens · 4 stops · 5 days
Patrick V. Kirch
Niuatoputapu Island · 13–19 Jul 1976
Patrick V. Kirch in Niuatoputapu Island, 13–19 July 197664 specimens · 4 stops · 7 days
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.