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
S. Dewol
Borneo and Sabah · 4–13 Apr 1994
S. Dewol in Borneo and Sabah, 4–13 April 199443 specimens · 6 stops · 10 days
William G. or J Coultas
Tutuila and Savaii · Sep – Oct 1936
William G. or J Coultas in Tutuila and Savaii, September – October 193650 specimens · 3 stops · 42 days · 207 km
H.W. Frings
Midway Atoll · 1–16 Apr 1962
H.W. Frings in Midway Atoll, 1–16 April 196256 specimens · 3 stops · 16 days
Paul Allen
3 islands · May – Aug 1973
Paul Allen in Enewetak Atoll, Hawaiʻi Island and Oʻahu, May – August 197347 specimens · 12 stops · 94 days · 4,973 km
Johnson Randall
Enewetak Atoll and Kwajalein Atoll · Nov – Dec 1974
Johnson Randall in Enewetak Atoll and Kwajalein Atoll, November – December 197462 specimens · 9 stops · 24 days · 901 km
Giffen
Guadalcanal and Viti Levu · Nov 1947 – Jan 1948
Giffen in Guadalcanal and Viti Levu, November 1947 – January 194855 specimens · 8 stops · 39 days
W.J. Semmes
Molokaʻi · 23–27 Apr 1941
W.J. Semmes in Molokaʻi, 23–27 April 194164 specimens · 3 stops · 5 days · 18 km
D. Wolkis
Kauaʻi and Niʻihau · Jan – Feb 2018
D. Wolkis in Kauaʻi and Niʻihau, January – February 201842 specimens · 5 stops · 30 days · 119 km
Walter M. Giffard
the United States · Dec 1918 – Jan 1919
Walter M. Giffard in the United States, December 1918 – January 191973 specimens · 6 stops · 24 days
Wayne C. Gagne
Maui · Nov 1980 – Jan 1981
Wayne C. Gagne in Maui, November 1980 – January 198145 specimens · 13 stops · 69 days
A.W.C.T. Herre
5 islands · Oct – Nov 1933
A.W.C.T. Herre across 5 islands, October – November 193351 specimens · 6 stops · 19 days
Garcia
Samar and Visayas · Jan – Feb 1992
Garcia in Samar and Visayas, January – February 199240 specimens · 7 stops · 43 days
John H. Beaman
New Guinea · Aug – Sep 1998
John H. Beaman in New Guinea, August – September 199844 specimens · 5 stops · 38 days · 89 km
de Wreede
Oʻahu and Maui · 6–10 Aug 1967
de Wreede in Oʻahu and Maui, 6–10 August 196755 specimens · 4 stops · 5 days · 124 km
T. Umba
New Guinea · Mar – May 1975
T. Umba in New Guinea, March – May 197561 specimens · 2 stops · 45 days · 353 km
L.M. Dunbar
Molokaʻi · Feb – Mar 1919
L.M. Dunbar in Molokaʻi, February – March 191966 specimens · 2 stops · 19 days · 6 km
P. McKown
3 islands · 1–6 Feb 1970
P. McKown in New Caledonia, Isle Of Pines and Cebu, 1–6 February 197056 specimens · 4 stops · 6 days
Jane Lathrop Winne
Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island · Nov – Dec 1935
Jane Lathrop Winne in Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island, November – December 193558 specimens · 3 stops · 9 days · 185 km
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W.H. Magruder
Kauaʻi and Maui · Dec 1988 – Jan 1989
W.H. Magruder in Kauaʻi and Maui, December 1988 – January 1989105 specimens · 3 stops · 13 days · 350 km
Leila Morrison
Maui · 2–11 May 2023
Leila Morrison in Maui, 2–11 May 202361 specimens · 3 stops · 10 days
J.M. Huisman
Hawaiʻi Island and Oʻahu · Mar – May 2002
J.M. Huisman in Hawaiʻi Island and Oʻahu, March – May 200240 specimens · 10 stops · 69 days · 865 km
Kristof Foster
Wake Island · 19–28 Jun 1998
Kristof Foster in Wake Island, 19–28 June 199849 specimens · 6 stops · 10 days · 150 km
R. George
Borneo and Sabah · 4–13 Apr 1994
R. George in Borneo and Sabah, 4–13 April 199442 specimens · 6 stops · 10 days
Tsing-Chao Maa
Buka Island · Sep 1959 – Mar 1960
Tsing-Chao Maa in Buka Island, September 1959 – March 196045 specimens · 10 stops · 169 days
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.