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
Garcia
Luzon · Aug – Sep 1991
Garcia in Luzon, August – September 199162 specimens · 4 stops · 9 days
C. Corn
Kauaʻi · 13–21 Jun 1978
C. Corn in Kauaʻi, 13–21 June 197879 specimens · 2 stops · 9 days · 18 km
Dan A. Polhemus
the United States · Mar – May 1993
Dan A. Polhemus in the United States, March – May 199348 specimens · 13 stops · 49 days
Jacques Florence
Raiatea and Nuku Hiva · Aug – Sep 1982
Jacques Florence in Raiatea and Nuku Hiva, August – September 198265 specimens · 4 stops · 20 days · 1,513 km
Kenneth R. Wood
Kosrae and Kosrae (=Kusaie) · Jan – Feb 2010
Kenneth R. Wood in Kosrae and Kosrae (=Kusaie), January – February 201041 specimens · 8 stops · 11 days · 2,660 km
V.M. Oliveira
Kauaʻi · 24–28 Dec 1933
V.M. Oliveira in Kauaʻi, 24–28 December 193356 specimens · 4 stops · 5 days
B. Ekiek
Pohnpei · Nov – Dec 2002
B. Ekiek in Pohnpei, November – December 200255 specimens · 6 stops · 42 days · 303 km
Robert C. Clark Jr.
Pitcairn Island · 4–15 Jun 1934
Robert C. Clark Jr. in Pitcairn Island, 4–15 June 193459 specimens · 4 stops · 12 days
W.A. Whistler
5 islands · Dec 1975 – Jan 1976
W.A. Whistler across 5 islands, December 1975 – January 197643 specimens · 13 stops · 21 days · 509 km
C.T. Imada
Molokaʻi · 12–30 Oct 1986
C.T. Imada in Molokaʻi, 12–30 October 198641 specimens · 5 stops · 19 days · 29 km
Larry W. Quate
Malaysia and the United States · Jul – Aug 1958
Larry W. Quate in Malaysia and the United States, July – August 195853 specimens · 9 stops · 60 days
C.H. Lamoureux
South Island and New Caledonia · 12–25 Jul 1966
C.H. Lamoureux in South Island and New Caledonia, 12–25 July 196655 specimens · 3 stops · 14 days · 2,990 km
Mrs. P.H. Buck
Aug – Sep 1929
Mrs. P.H. Buck, August – September 192971 specimens · 2 stops · 9 days
other Native
Pohnpei Island and Kosrae Island · Jan – Feb 1936
other Native in Pohnpei Island and Kosrae Island, January – February 193666 specimens · 2 stops · 15 days · 555 km
Anthony C. Robinson
Upolu and Nuutele · Nov – Dec 1993
Anthony C. Robinson in Upolu and Nuutele, November – December 199370 specimens · 5 stops · 45 days · 118 km
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Kenneth Pike Emory
3 islands · Sep – Nov 1925
Kenneth Pike Emory in Moorea, Tahiti and Huahine, September – November 192546 specimens · 3 stops · 38 days · 189 km
Donald Mitchell
5 islands of the United States · 1–28 Jun 1935
Donald Mitchell across 5 islands of the United States, 1–28 June 193560 specimens · 5 stops · 28 days · 6,857 km
A.H. Banner O.R.D.M. Banner
Johnston Atoll and Oʻahu · Jul – Aug 1968
A.H. Banner O.R.D.M. Banner in Johnston Atoll and Oʻahu, July – August 196872 specimens · 6 stops · 18 days · 1,381 km
Jane Lathrop Winne
Oʻahu · Jun – Jul 1936
Jane Lathrop Winne in Oʻahu, June – July 193662 specimens · 2 stops · 22 days
A.G. Whiting
Kauaʻi and Oʻahu · Apr – May 1929
A.G. Whiting in Kauaʻi and Oʻahu, April – May 192947 specimens · 4 stops · 11 days · 254 km
Joseph F. Rock
Kauaʻi and Oʻahu · 1–15 Feb 1956
Joseph F. Rock in Kauaʻi and Oʻahu, 1–15 February 195645 specimens · 4 stops · 15 days · 509 km
S.A. James
Guadalcanal · 11–17 Sep 2015
S.A. James in Guadalcanal, 11–17 September 201548 specimens · 5 stops · 7 days
John W. Moore
Oʻahu · Apr – May 1945
John W. Moore in Oʻahu, April – May 1945107 specimens · 2 stops · 11 days
David H. Lorence
Molokaʻi and Hawaiʻi Island · Oct – Nov 1987
David H. Lorence in Molokaʻi and Hawaiʻi Island, October – November 198751 specimens · 3 stops · 16 days · 217 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.