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
Ernani Meñez
3 islands of the Philippines · Apr – May 1958
Ernani Meñez in Cuyo, Palawan and Mindanao, April – May 195843 specimens · 2 stops · 6 days · 402 km
Ian McLeish
4 islands · Oct – Nov 1993
Ian McLeish across 4 islands, October – November 199345 specimens · 4 stops · 25 days
W.P. Mull
5–25 Sep 1976
W.P. Mull, 5–25 September 197646 specimens · 4 stops · 21 days
Robert L. Usinger
23–27 Aug 1965
Robert L. Usinger, 23–27 August 196555 specimens · 4 stops · 5 days
Walter M. Giffard
1–29 Oct 1914
Walter M. Giffard, 1–29 October 191443 specimens · 4 stops · 29 days
S. Gale
Malaita and Guadalcanal · 5–11 Sep 2007
S. Gale in Malaita and Guadalcanal, 5–11 September 200742 specimens · 5 stops · 7 days · 186 km
Francis Xavier Williams
1–13 Feb 1937
Francis Xavier Williams, 1–13 February 193770 specimens · 2 stops · 13 days
Brian D. Greene
Majuro Atoll and Kwajalein Atoll · Dec 2004 – Jan 2005
Brian D. Greene in Majuro Atoll and Kwajalein Atoll, December 2004 – January 200546 specimens · 4 stops · 17 days · 440 km
Johnson Randall
Kiritimati Atoll · Jul – Aug 1987
Johnson Randall in Kiritimati Atoll, July – August 198743 specimens · 6 stops · 7 days
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W.H. Magruder
Molokaʻi and Maui · Jul – Aug 1988
W.H. Magruder in Molokaʻi and Maui, July – August 198867 specimens · 2 stops · 14 days · 62 km
Townsend-Cromwell Survey TC
Molokaʻi and Oʻahu · Nov – Dec 1968
Townsend-Cromwell Survey TC, November – December 196843 specimens · 4 stops · 27 days · 256 km
Ono K. Sumadhiharga
Ambon and Indonesia · 14–30 Jan 1975
Ono K. Sumadhiharga in Ambon and Indonesia, 14–30 January 197541 specimens · 5 stops · 17 days
Grace Burgess Grace Burgess
Hawaiʻi Island · 1–11 Jun 1947
Grace Burgess Grace Burgess in Hawaiʻi Island, 1–11 June 194740 specimens · 2 stops · 11 days · 5,621 km
J. Thaanum
the United States · 20–30 May 1926
J. Thaanum in the United States, 20–30 May 192654 specimens · 3 stops · 11 days
J.C.E. Riotte
13–29 Apr 1982
J.C.E. Riotte, 13–29 April 198266 specimens · 2 stops · 17 days
Elwood Curtin Zimmerman
Oʻahu · 1–19 Mar 1942
Elwood Curtin Zimmerman in Oʻahu, 1–19 March 194265 specimens · 2 stops · 19 days
L.A. Maugé
New Caledonia and Uvea Island · 2–15 Jan 1979
L.A. Maugé in New Caledonia and Uvea Island, 2–15 January 197946 specimens · 4 stops · 14 days
K. Taho
New Guinea · Aug – Sep 1973
K. Taho in New Guinea, August – September 197341 specimens · 2 stops · 7 days · 56 km
R. Lubbock
New Caledonia and Viti Levu · 11–20 Mar 1975
R. Lubbock in New Caledonia and Viti Levu, 11–20 March 197543 specimens · 5 stops · 10 days · 2,851 km
A. Diamant
5 islands · Oct – Nov 1975
A. Diamant across 5 islands, October – November 197548 specimens · 4 stops · 9 days
Diane Ragone
Kosrae and Pohnpei · 2–20 Dec 1996
Diane Ragone in Kosrae and Pohnpei, 2–20 December 199640 specimens · 4 stops · 19 days · 1,228 km
Jane Culp
Kiritimati Atoll · Jul – Aug 1987
Jane Culp in Kiritimati Atoll, July – August 198741 specimens · 4 stops · 27 days
Fuentes
Luzon · 1–15 Jul 1994
Fuentes in Luzon, 1–15 July 199442 specimens · 2 stops · 15 days · 93 km
Richard H. Randall
Viti Levu and New Caledonia · 7–14 Aug 1971
Richard H. Randall in Viti Levu and New Caledonia, 7–14 August 197171 specimens · 2 stops · 8 days · 2,851 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.