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
W. Cadenheads
Kauaʻi · Nov – Dec 1960
W. Cadenheads in Kauaʻi, November – December 196042 specimens · 12 stops · 18 days
Robert Hobdy
Kauaʻi and Lānaʻi · Jun – Jul 1969
Robert Hobdy in Kauaʻi and Lānaʻi, June – July 196945 specimens · 8 stops · 49 days · 592 km
Lewis Thayer
Kauaʻi · Jul – Aug 1925
Lewis Thayer in Kauaʻi, July – August 192576 specimens · 9 stops · 37 days
E. Schuettpelz
Hiva Oa and Ua Pou · Oct – Nov 2017
E. Schuettpelz in Hiva Oa and Ua Pou, October – November 201758 specimens · 9 stops · 16 days · 168 km
Charles S. Judd Sr.
Maui · Jul – Aug 1928
Charles S. Judd Sr. in Maui, July – August 192858 specimens · 5 stops · 23 days · 134 km
J.F. Illingworth II
the United States · May – Jul 1922
J.F. Illingworth II in the United States, May – July 1922100 specimens · 6 stops · 38 days
Walter M. Giffard
the United States · Dec 1904 – Apr 1905
Walter M. Giffard in the United States, December 1904 – April 190594 specimens · 5 stops · 127 days
L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston
Hawaiʻi Island · Jan – Feb 1923
L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston in Hawaiʻi Island, January – February 1923118 specimens · 2 stops · 5 days · 108 km
L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston
Hawaiʻi Island · Jan – Feb 1924
L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston in Hawaiʻi Island, January – February 192466 specimens · 4 stops · 19 days · 197 km
P.H. Moore
3 islands · 1–12 Nov 1978
P.H. Moore in Rota, Guam and Pohnpei, 1–12 November 197875 specimens · 8 stops · 12 days · 50,817 km
F. Sohl
Pohnpei and Micronesia · Feb – May 2006
F. Sohl in Pohnpei and Micronesia, February – May 200641 specimens · 14 stops · 95 days · 1,383 km
Hammond
Lānaʻi and Maui · Jul – Aug 1910
Hammond in Lānaʻi and Maui, July – August 191042 specimens · 12 stops · 36 days · 442 km
K. Ziegelbauer
Oʻahu · Feb – Apr 1975
K. Ziegelbauer in Oʻahu, February – April 197544 specimens · 7 stops · 58 days
V.J. Krajina
3 islands of the United States · 11–21 Jun 1962
V.J. Krajina in Molokaʻi, Hawaiʻi Island and Maui, 11–21 June 1962114 specimens · 2 stops · 11 days · 269 km
K. Faccenda
Molokaʻi · 26–30 Dec 2022
K. Faccenda in Molokaʻi, 26–30 December 202271 specimens · 5 stops · 5 days
M.-H Sachet
4 islands · May – Jun 1973
M.-H Sachet across 4 islands, May – June 197364 specimens · 13 stops · 17 days · 51,159 km
Donald Bruce Foreman
Manus Island · Oct – Nov 1974
Donald Bruce Foreman in Manus Island, October – November 197459 specimens · 6 stops · 13 days · 502 km
van Royen
Kauaʻi · Aug – Sep 1977
van Royen in Kauaʻi, August – September 197766 specimens · 4 stops · 25 days
G. George D. Peterson
Kauaʻi · 12–22 Dec 1983
G. George D. Peterson in Kauaʻi, 12–22 December 198371 specimens · 4 stops · 11 days
S.W. Mill
Kauaʻi · 12–22 Dec 1983
S.W. Mill in Kauaʻi, 12–22 December 198371 specimens · 4 stops · 11 days
R.G. Buggeln
4 islands · 17–26 Aug 1965
R.G. Buggeln across 4 islands, 17–26 August 1965118 specimens · 6 stops · 10 days · 37,588 km
B. Williamson
New Caledonia · 5–16 Aug 2003
B. Williamson in New Caledonia, 5–16 August 200388 specimens · 9 stops · 12 days · 3,739 km
J.W. Dawson
New Caledonia · 5–16 Aug 2003
J.W. Dawson in New Caledonia, 5–16 August 200388 specimens · 9 stops · 12 days · 3,739 km
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William Alanson Bryan
5 islands · Jul – Aug 1902
William Alanson Bryan across 5 islands, July – August 190251 specimens · 8 stops · 32 days · 4,185 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.