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
G. Plunkett M
Palau · 4–15 Nov 2013
G. Plunkett M in Palau, 4–15 November 201361 specimens · 6 stops · 12 days
J.E.R. Tilden
the United States and Canada · Jun – Aug 1897
J.E.R. Tilden in the United States and Canada, June – August 189740 specimens · 15 stops · 49 days
Forest Starr
Midway Atoll · 1–11 Jun 2008
Forest Starr in Midway Atoll, 1–11 June 200852 specimens · 9 stops · 11 days
Kim Starr
Midway Atoll · 1–11 Jun 2008
Kim Starr in Midway Atoll, 1–11 June 200852 specimens · 9 stops · 11 days
A.F. Rinehart
Babeldaob Island · Mar – Apr 1996
A.F. Rinehart in Babeldaob Island, March – April 199688 specimens · 9 stops · 9 days
Johnson Randall
12 islands of Indonesia · Oct – Nov 1990
Johnson Randall across 12 islands of Indonesia, October – November 199076 specimens · 15 stops · 28 days · 1,705 km
G. Cottam
Molokaʻi · 19–27 Dec 1948
G. Cottam in Molokaʻi, 19–27 December 194883 specimens · 4 stops · 9 days · 71 km
C.J. Cianchini
Kosrae · 15–25 Mar 2009
C.J. Cianchini in Kosrae, 15–25 March 200962 specimens · 7 stops · 11 days · 4,425 km
W.P. Char
Kahoʻolawe and Hawaiʻi Island · 21–26 Nov 1978
W.P. Char in Kahoʻolawe and Hawaiʻi Island, 21–26 November 197869 specimens · 6 stops · 6 days
J.R. Shevock
Kauaʻi · 22–31 Jan 2015
J.R. Shevock in Kauaʻi, 22–31 January 201556 specimens · 10 stops · 10 days
Benjamin C. Stone
5 islands · Feb – Mar 1970
Benjamin C. Stone across 5 islands, February – March 197043 specimens · 11 stops · 27 days
J.F. Butaud
Ua Pou and Hiva Oa · Oct – Nov 2017
J.F. Butaud in Ua Pou and Hiva Oa, October – November 201761 specimens · 8 stops · 15 days · 168 km
B.M. Waterhouse
9 islands · Mar – Apr 2000
B.M. Waterhouse across 9 islands, March – April 200079 specimens · 8 stops · 14 days · 2,751 km
W.R. Sykes
Norfolk Island and Norfolk · 7–20 Apr 1980
W.R. Sykes in Norfolk Island and Norfolk, 7–20 April 198044 specimens · 14 stops · 14 days
G.J. Spence
3 islands of the United States · Jun – Aug 1973
G.J. Spence in Kauaʻi, Oʻahu and Lānaʻi, June – August 197347 specimens · 8 stops · 48 days · 704 km
Patrick Colin
Enewetak Atoll · Sep – Oct 1982
Patrick Colin in Enewetak Atoll, September – October 1982126 specimens · 5 stops · 16 days
Yoshio KondoKay Kondo
Oʻahu · Nov – Dec 1951
Yoshio KondoKay Kondo in Oʻahu, November – December 195170 specimens · 4 stops · 17 days · 129 km
K.Q. Damas
New Guinea · Jan – Feb 1989
K.Q. Damas in New Guinea, January – February 198971 specimens · 5 stops · 15 days · 602 km
Philip Helfrich
4 islands · May – Jun 1968
Philip Helfrich across 4 islands, May – June 1968114 specimens · 6 stops · 18 days
F. Raymond Fosberg
7 islands · 8–24 Nov 1968
F. Raymond Fosberg across 7 islands, 8–24 November 196877 specimens · 9 stops · 17 days · 40,884 km
Luther E. Bishop
Maui · 23–29 Aug 1971
Luther E. Bishop in Maui, 23–29 August 197168 specimens · 6 stops · 7 days
B. Tantisewie
Thailand · 8–28 Jan 1969
B. Tantisewie in Thailand, 8–28 January 196947 specimens · 9 stops · 21 days
J.C. Jolinon
4 islands of French Polynesia · Jan – Feb 1987
J.C. Jolinon across 4 islands of French Polynesia, January – February 198749 specimens · 15 stops · 53 days · 85 km
A. Moscal
Tasmania · 5–19 Apr 1984
A. Moscal in Tasmania, 5–19 April 198449 specimens · 9 stops · 15 days · 1,622 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.