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
Fernando
Mindanao and Luzon · 3–29 Mar 1992
Fernando in Mindanao and Luzon, 3–29 March 199253 specimens · 9 stops · 27 days · 972 km
Aloisio Tabualewa
Viti Levu · Jun – Jul 1941
Aloisio Tabualewa in Viti Levu, June – July 194175 specimens · 8 stops · 36 days
K. Kerenga
3 islands of Papua New Guinea · 6–30 Mar 1981
K. Kerenga in Manus Island, Rambutyo Island and Rambutyo, 6–30 March 198155 specimens · 9 stops · 25 days · 1,523 km
Philip Weber
Aug – Sep 1953
Philip Weber, August – September 1953106 specimens · 7 stops · 60 days
D.B. Sumithraarachchi
Sri Lanka · 20–26 Nov 1975
D.B. Sumithraarachchi in Sri Lanka, 20–26 November 197577 specimens · 6 stops · 7 days
Jane Lathrop Winne
Oʻahu · 21–28 Dec 1932
Jane Lathrop Winne in Oʻahu, 21–28 December 1932131 specimens · 2 stops · 8 days · 154 km
T. Watanabe
5 islands of the Solomon Islands · Dec 2008 – Feb 2009
T. Watanabe across 5 islands of the Solomon Islands, December 2008 – February 200973 specimens · 14 stops · 45 days · 1,608 km
Donald Anderson
6 islands · Aug – Nov 1969
Donald Anderson across 6 islands, August – November 196942 specimens · 15 stops · 94 days · 36,629 km
Kenneth R. Wood
Ua Pou and Hiva Oa · Oct – Nov 2017
Kenneth R. Wood in Ua Pou and Hiva Oa, October – November 201767 specimens · 9 stops · 16 days · 168 km
Ted E. should Be D. Dranga
3 islands · 1–6 Apr 1927
Ted E. should Be D. Dranga in Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Nihoa and Maui, 1–6 April 1927147 specimens · 2 stops · 6 days · 1,490 km
N.H. Higgins
Oʻahu and Maui · Oct 1955 – Jan 1956
N.H. Higgins in Oʻahu and Maui, October 1955 – January 195650 specimens · 7 stops · 92 days · 191 km
John August Kusche
Prince Of Wales · 1–14 Nov 1920
John August Kusche in Prince Of Wales, 1–14 November 1920130 specimens · 2 stops · 14 days
Brian D. Greene
Kiritimati Atoll and Kiritimati Atoll (Christmas Island) · 19–29 Jul 2005
Brian D. Greene in Kiritimati Atoll and Kiritimati Atoll (Christmas Island), 19–29 July 2005131 specimens · 7 stops · 11 days · 193 km
Marie Catherine Neal
Hawaiʻi Island · 1–9 Apr 1924
Marie Catherine Neal in Hawaiʻi Island, 1–9 April 192473 specimens · 6 stops · 9 days · 150 km
Rebecca J. Rundell
3 islands · 20–28 Feb 2001
Rebecca J. Rundell in Olosega, Tutuila and Aunuu, 20–28 February 2001170 specimens · 4 stops · 9 days · 197 km
E.J. Reynoso
Palawan and Cebu · Jul – Aug 1986
E.J. Reynoso in Palawan and Cebu, July – August 198689 specimens · 3 stops · 27 days · 567 km
D.L. Topping
Luzon · Mar – May 1904
D.L. Topping in Luzon, March – May 190470 specimens · 4 stops · 43 days
M.E. Kerr
Hawaiʻi Island and Maui · Aug – Sep 1949
M.E. Kerr in Hawaiʻi Island and Maui, August – September 194962 specimens · 9 stops · 12 days · 21 km
F.A. McClure
Hainan Island and Canton · Apr – Jun 1922
F.A. McClure in Hainan Island and Canton, April – June 192252 specimens · 11 stops · 60 days
Hitchcock Cooke
Molokaʻi · 21–31 Dec 1923
Hitchcock Cooke in Molokaʻi, 21–31 December 1923123 specimens · 2 stops · 11 days · 25 km
Charles Montague Cooke Jr. III
Molokaʻi · 21–31 Dec 1923
Charles Montague Cooke Jr. III in Molokaʻi, 21–31 December 1923123 specimens · 2 stops · 11 days · 25 km
Jr.William Ellsworth Fisher Jr.
4 islands · Aug – Sep 2000
Jr.William Ellsworth Fisher Jr. across 4 islands, August – September 2000123 specimens · 5 stops · 29 days · 844 km
E. Ordonez
Oʻahu · Mar – Jun 1939
E. Ordonez in Oʻahu, March – June 193941 specimens · 12 stops · 90 days · 315 km
J.B. Pollock
6 islands of the United States · Jul – Aug 1923
J.B. Pollock across 6 islands of the United States, July – August 192378 specimens · 10 stops · 35 days · 23,475 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.