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. 2,592 journeys so far, 1874 to 2026, 493,508 specimens between them.
1,114 collectors and expeditions42,779 days in the field8,765,933 km between stops330,332 photographed specimens
2,592 journeys
K. Morrison
Maui · 2–11 May 2023
K. Morrison in Maui, 2–11 May 202344 specimens · 2 stops · 10 days
E.J. Funk
Sri Lanka and Hawaiʻi Island · 9–18 Dec 1992
E.J. Funk in Sri Lanka and Hawaiʻi Island, 9–18 December 199244 specimens · 2 stops · 10 days
Johnson Randall
5 islands of New Caledonia · Mar – Apr 1990
Johnson Randall across 5 islands of New Caledonia, March – April 199063 specimens · 3 stops · 12 days
M. Gilmartin
Enewetak Atoll · Aug – Sep 1955
M. Gilmartin in Enewetak Atoll, August – September 195541 specimens · 6 stops · 10 days
S.N. Ching
Oʻahu · Apr – May 2022
S.N. Ching in Oʻahu, April – May 202251 specimens · 3 stops · 28 days
Clarence H. Cooke Jr.
Palmyra Atoll · 1–28 Jul 1913
Clarence H. Cooke Jr. in Palmyra Atoll, 1–28 July 191342 specimens · 2 stops · 28 days · 893 km
W.J. Vaughn
the United States · 20–30 May 1926
W.J. Vaughn in the United States, 20–30 May 192661 specimens · 3 stops · 11 days
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Frank A. Parrish
4 islands of the United States · Jun – Jul 1991
Frank A. Parrish across 4 islands of the United States, June – July 199150 specimens · 4 stops · 13 days · 353 km
Ditlev Due Thaanum
4 islands · 1–13 Oct 1911
Ditlev Due Thaanum across 4 islands, 1–13 October 191143 specimens · 2 stops · 13 days · 198 km
George F. Arnemann
Oʻahu · Nov – Dec 1951
George F. Arnemann in Oʻahu, November – December 195141 specimens · 2 stops · 8 days · 129 km
R. Kanehira
6 islands · Jun – Jul 1931
R. Kanehira across 6 islands, June – July 193153 specimens · 2 stops · 8 days
Ronald A. Englund
French Polynesia · 18–31 Mar 2007
Ronald A. Englund in French Polynesia, 18–31 March 200740 specimens · 7 stops · 14 days · 620 km
Hiromi Terashima
4 islands · 1–9 Jun 1992
Hiromi Terashima across 4 islands, 1–9 June 199255 specimens · 4 stops · 9 days
G.E. Fosse
Guam · 21–30 Jun 1968
G.E. Fosse in Guam, 21–30 June 196854 specimens · 4 stops · 10 days
Jacques Florence
Tikehau · Oct – Nov 1984
Jacques Florence in Tikehau, October – November 198464 specimens · 2 stops · 8 days · 16 km
P.D. Ashlock
Jun – Jul 1968
P.D. Ashlock, June – July 196846 specimens · 4 stops · 29 days
Ofer Gon
5 islands · Oct – Nov 1975
Ofer Gon across 5 islands, October – November 197544 specimens · 6 stops · 10 days
Johnson Randall
Kwajalein Atoll and Enewetak Atoll · Mar – Apr 1976
Johnson Randall in Kwajalein Atoll and Enewetak Atoll, March – April 197646 specimens · 5 stops · 13 days · 901 km
Philip Helfrich
Marakei Atoll · 1–24 Jun 1964
Philip Helfrich in Marakei Atoll, 1–24 June 196454 specimens · 3 stops · 24 days
E. Grandcourt
4 islands · Dec 1992 – Jan 1993
E. Grandcourt across 4 islands, December 1992 – January 199350 specimens · 4 stops · 14 days
E. Clark
3 islands of Indonesia · 6–16 Oct 1987
E. Clark in Komodo, Gunung Api and Mai Island (Penyu), 6–16 October 198760 specimens · 3 stops · 11 days · 815 km
W.P. Mull
11–22 Dec 1976
W.P. Mull, 11–22 December 197651 specimens · 4 stops · 12 days
Natives
Guadalcanal Island · 13–17 Feb 1966
Natives in Guadalcanal Island, 13–17 February 196642 specimens · 2 stops · 5 days · 21 km
G.N. Jones
the United States · 20–30 May 1926
G.N. Jones in the United States, 20–30 May 192657 specimens · 3 stops · 11 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.