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
Anthony C. Robinson
Savaii and Niue · 2–29 May 1994
Anthony C. Robinson in Savaii and Niue, 2–29 May 199474 specimens · 7 stops · 28 days · 728 km
Walter M. Giffard
Jan – Feb 1915
Walter M. Giffard, January – February 1915104 specimens · 4 stops · 15 days
Romero
Mindanao · Aug – Sep 1993
Romero in Mindanao, August – September 199357 specimens · 3 stops · 32 days
J. Cooper
7 islands · Jul – Aug 1962
J. Cooper across 7 islands, July – August 196257 specimens · 3 stops · 32 days · 5,566 km
Ch. Tanaka
New Caledonia · 5–15 Mar 1992
Ch. Tanaka in New Caledonia, 5–15 March 199277 specimens · 7 stops · 11 days
Sam Tay
Tioman Island and Singapore · Jul – Aug 1977
Sam Tay in Tioman Island and Singapore, July – August 197782 specimens · 7 stops · 13 days · 362 km
Amy Suehiro
Oʻahu · May – Jun 1932
Amy Suehiro in Oʻahu, May – June 193277 specimens · 2 stops · 18 days
C. Squair
Saipan and Guam · 5–21 Jun 2006
C. Squair in Saipan and Guam, 5–21 June 2006149 specimens · 2 stops · 17 days · 7,466 km
Chan Wid
Nakhon Ratchasima · 22–26 Oct 1971
Chan Wid in Nakhon Ratchasima, 22–26 October 197170 specimens · 3 stops · 5 days
C. Tousley
Maui and Molokaʻi · 1–15 Mar 1952
C. Tousley in Maui and Molokaʻi, 1–15 March 195279 specimens · 2 stops · 15 days · 101 km
George F. Arnemann
Kauaʻi · Jun – Jul 1951
George F. Arnemann in Kauaʻi, June – July 195173 specimens · 2 stops · 19 days · 38 km
R.C. Wass
Tutuila Island · 4–13 May 1974
R.C. Wass in Tutuila Island, 4–13 May 197490 specimens · 6 stops · 10 days
L. Goldman
4 islands of the Solomon Islands · 18–31 Jul 1973
L. Goldman across 4 islands of the Solomon Islands, 18–31 July 197380 specimens · 7 stops · 14 days · 43 km
L.A. Doore
Tasmania · Nov – Dec 1934
L.A. Doore in Tasmania, November – December 193440 specimens · 5 stops · 43 days
Y. Magablo
3 islands of Indonesia · Apr – May 1994
Y. Magablo in New Guinea, Irian Jaya and Papua, April – May 199454 specimens · 4 stops · 28 days · 123 km
C. Barker
New Guinea · 7–28 Aug 1998
C. Barker in New Guinea, 7–28 August 199846 specimens · 5 stops · 22 days · 106 km
Hank L. Oppenheimer
Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi · Nov 2006 – Jan 2007
Hank L. Oppenheimer in Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi, November 2006 – January 200753 specimens · 3 stops · 40 days · 47 km
Clarence H. Cooke Jr.
Molokaʻi · Dec 1923 – Jan 1924
Clarence H. Cooke Jr. in Molokaʻi, December 1923 – January 192485 specimens · 2 stops · 6 days · 1 km
Tanager Expedition
10 islands of the United States · Apr – Jun 1923
Tanager Expedition, April – June 192360 specimens · 8 stops · 62 days · 2,174 km
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George W. Staples III
Hawaiʻi Island · 9–13 Jan 1991
George W. Staples III in Hawaiʻi Island, 9–13 January 199180 specimens · 3 stops · 5 days
Joan E. Canfield
8 islands of Palau · Dec 1977 – Mar 1978
Joan E. Canfield across 8 islands of Palau, December 1977 – March 197847 specimens · 11 stops · 80 days · 21,364 km
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Alfred F. Judd Jr
Hawaiʻi Island · 1–21 Mar 1919
Alfred F. Judd Jr in Hawaiʻi Island, 1–21 March 191940 specimens · 6 stops · 21 days · 135 km
L. Wester
3 islands · 1–22 Aug 1983
L. Wester in Washington (=Teraina), Fanning (=Tabuaeran) and Ua Huka, 1–22 August 198360 specimens · 4 stops · 22 days
William J. Hoe
Maui and Molokaʻi · 25–29 Jan 1965
William J. Hoe in Maui and Molokaʻi, 25–29 January 196553 specimens · 5 stops · 5 days · 122 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.