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
Elwood Curtin Zimmerman
Maui · Apr – May 1945
Elwood Curtin Zimmerman in Maui, April – May 1945146 specimens · 7 stops · 15 days · 43 km
George F. Arnemann
Oʻahu · Oct – Dec 1960
George F. Arnemann in Oʻahu, October – December 196086 specimens · 6 stops · 57 days · 450 km
Kenneth R. Wood
4 islands · Jan – Feb 2003
Kenneth R. Wood across 4 islands, January – February 2003108 specimens · 16 stops · 30 days · 11,438 km
F.A. McClure
Hainan Island · Oct – Dec 1921
F.A. McClure in Hainan Island, October – December 192160 specimens · 20 stops · 82 days
A.S. Foster
New Caledonia · May – Jun 1956
A.S. Foster in New Caledonia, May – June 195676 specimens · 14 stops · 42 days
Arthur Greenwell
Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island · Jun – Sep 1950
Arthur Greenwell in Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island, June – September 195061 specimens · 14 stops · 82 days · 230 km
P. Welton
Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island · May – Jul 1990
P. Welton in Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island, May – July 199061 specimens · 17 stops · 51 days · 459 km
A.A. Beetle
the United States · Mar – Jul 1941
A.A. Beetle in the United States, March – July 194188 specimens · 30 stops · 120 days
Yoshio KondoKay Kondo
Oʻahu · Oct – Dec 1960
Yoshio KondoKay Kondo in Oʻahu, October – December 196086 specimens · 6 stops · 55 days · 298 km
A. Kitalong
3 islands · 4–15 Nov 2013
A. Kitalong in Palau, Palao and Ngeruktabel, 4–15 November 201393 specimens · 8 stops · 12 days
Charles N. Forbes
Oʻahu and Kauaʻi · Nov 1909 – Jan 1910
Charles N. Forbes in Oʻahu and Kauaʻi, November 1909 – January 191061 specimens · 15 stops · 61 days · 1,270 km
H. Nagamasu
3 islands of Japan · 7–21 Mar 1982
H. Nagamasu in Iriomote Island, Ishigaki Island and Iriomote, 7–21 March 198278 specimens · 12 stops · 15 days
Dale H. Vitt
3 islands of the United States · 6–22 Dec 1975
Dale H. Vitt in Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi Island and Maui, 6–22 December 197574 specimens · 14 stops · 17 days · 232 km
J.J. Wood
6 islands of Papua New Guinea · Sep – Dec 1975
J.J. Wood across 6 islands of Papua New Guinea, September – December 197567 specimens · 13 stops · 71 days · 5,279 km
Edward Yataro Hosaka
3 islands of the United States · 4–26 Apr 1939
Edward Yataro Hosaka in Maui, Hawaiʻi Island and Lānaʻi, 4–26 April 193969 specimens · 14 stops · 23 days · 337 km
J. Barrau
6 islands · Jan – Apr 1958
J. Barrau across 6 islands, January – April 195856 specimens · 22 stops · 81 days · 4,806 km
Johnson Randall
5 islands · Feb – May 1956
Johnson Randall across 5 islands, February – May 1956111 specimens · 14 stops · 108 days · 128 km
Charles Walters
Tahiti and Oʻahu · May – Sep 1967
Charles Walters in Tahiti and Oʻahu, May – September 1967110 specimens · 14 stops · 126 days · 8,847 km
Daud
Borneo and Sarawak · Jul – Oct 1938
Daud in Borneo and Sarawak, July – October 193850 specimens · 23 stops · 84 days
J.C. Wang
Taiwan · Nov 1984 – Jan 1985
J.C. Wang in Taiwan, November 1984 – January 198573 specimens · 9 stops · 48 days
Jacques Florence
4 islands of French Polynesia · Feb – Mar 1986
Jacques Florence across 4 islands of French Polynesia, February – March 1986133 specimens · 7 stops · 27 days · 15,964 km
G.J. Spence
6 islands · Jan – Mar 1977
G.J. Spence across 6 islands, January – March 197788 specimens · 14 stops · 63 days · 10,053 km
M.T. Kao
Honshu and Japan · Jun – Jul 1972
M.T. Kao in Honshu and Japan, June – July 197274 specimens · 12 stops · 23 days
C. Corn
Kauaʻi and Hawaiʻi Island · Jun – Jul 1977
C. Corn in Kauaʻi and Hawaiʻi Island, June – July 197796 specimens · 6 stops · 31 days · 815 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.