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
Harold St.John
Hawaiʻi Island and Kauaʻi · Dec 1949 – Jan 1950
Harold St.John in Hawaiʻi Island and Kauaʻi, December 1949 – January 195063 specimens · 6 stops · 13 days · 450 km
Forest Starr
Oʻahu and Kahoʻolawe · 8–25 Feb 2005
Forest Starr in Oʻahu and Kahoʻolawe, 8–25 February 200571 specimens · 4 stops · 18 days · 75 km
Kim Starr
Oʻahu and Kahoʻolawe · 8–25 Feb 2005
Kim Starr in Oʻahu and Kahoʻolawe, 8–25 February 200571 specimens · 4 stops · 18 days · 75 km
L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston
Hawaiʻi Island · 1–7 Jul 1915
L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston in Hawaiʻi Island, 1–7 July 1915119 specimens · 2 stops · 7 days · 34 km
Stanley Ball
5 islands of the United States · Mar – May 1923
Stanley Ball across 5 islands of the United States, March – May 192372 specimens · 12 stops · 60 days · 3,896 km
J.W. Grear Jr.
Brazil · Feb – Jul 1966
J.W. Grear Jr. in Brazil, February – July 196646 specimens · 36 stops · 164 days · 396 km
H.H. Bartlett
Hispaniola · May – Jun 1941
H.H. Bartlett in Hispaniola, May – June 194157 specimens · 6 stops · 32 days
Noel Louis Hilmer Krauss
6 islands · Nov 1978 – Jan 1979
Noel Louis Hilmer Krauss across 6 islands, November 1978 – January 197957 specimens · 17 stops · 90 days · 2,398 km
Johnson Randall
6 islands of Saudi Arabia · May – Jun 1992
Johnson Randall across 6 islands of Saudi Arabia, May – June 199289 specimens · 10 stops · 28 days · 84 km
Johnson Randall
9 islands · Apr – May 1997
Johnson Randall across 9 islands, April – May 199795 specimens · 8 stops · 33 days · 8,635 km
L. Wester
Thailand · Oct – Nov 1993
L. Wester in Thailand, October – November 199344 specimens · 10 stops · 30 days
J.K.L. Mee
8 islands of Oman · Apr – May 1990
J.K.L. Mee across 8 islands of Oman, April – May 199096 specimens · 9 stops · 21 days · 1,074 km
M. Teikiteetini
4 islands of French Polynesia · Jul – Aug 1988
M. Teikiteetini across 4 islands of French Polynesia, July – August 1988102 specimens · 3 stops · 30 days · 195 km
C.M.Cooke III
Molokaʻi · 5–14 Aug 1914
C.M.Cooke III in Molokaʻi, 5–14 August 191476 specimens · 4 stops · 10 days · 44 km
Carolene Charley
Molokaʻi · 5–14 Aug 1914
Carolene Charley in Molokaʻi, 5–14 August 191476 specimens · 4 stops · 10 days · 44 km
Otto Herman Swezey
Oʻahu · Dec 1918 – Mar 1919
Otto Herman Swezey in Oʻahu, December 1918 – March 191985 specimens · 8 stops · 71 days
Dennis M. Devaney
16 islands · Sep – Oct 1967
Dennis M. Devaney across 16 islands, September – October 196750 specimens · 18 stops · 56 days · 7,816 km
C.H. Lamoureux
South Island and New Zealand · 12–25 Oct 1965
C.H. Lamoureux in South Island and New Zealand, 12–25 October 196565 specimens · 5 stops · 14 days · 18,752 km
E.J. Reynoso
Mindanao · 14–29 Mar 1992
E.J. Reynoso in Mindanao, 14–29 March 199252 specimens · 8 stops · 16 days
Alvarez
Mindanao · 14–29 Mar 1992
Alvarez in Mindanao, 14–29 March 199252 specimens · 8 stops · 16 days
R. Fox
Oʻahu · 11–16 May 1988
R. Fox in Oʻahu, 11–16 May 1988133 specimens · 2 stops · 6 days
Harold St.John
Reunion and Direction Island · Jan – Mar 1961
Harold St.John in Reunion and Direction Island, January – March 196142 specimens · 12 stops · 54 days
R.S. Jones
Guam and Ulithi Atoll · May – Jun 1968
R.S. Jones in Guam and Ulithi Atoll, May – June 196894 specimens · 8 stops · 34 days
John Francis Gray Stokes
3 islands of French Polynesia · Mar – Apr 1922
John Francis Gray Stokes in Raivavae, Rapa and Rimatara, March – April 192250 specimens · 9 stops · 52 days · 8 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.