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
A. Gouveia A. Gouveia A. Gouveia v A. Gouveia
Oʻahu · May – Jun 1916
A. Gouveia A. Gouveia A. Gouveia v A. Gouveia in Oʻahu, May – June 191656 specimens · 2 stops · 36 days · 129 km
Sven Berggren
3 islands of New Zealand · 1–7 Feb 1874
Sven Berggren in South Island, New Zealand and North Island, 1–7 February 187456 specimens · 3 stops · 7 days
Donald P. Abbott
Maui and Espiritu Santo · 7–25 Sep 1971
Donald P. Abbott in Maui and Espiritu Santo, 7–25 September 197142 specimens · 4 stops · 19 days · 4,794 km
van Royen
the United States · 1–28 Aug 1969
van Royen in the United States, 1–28 August 196948 specimens · 11 stops · 28 days
G.S. Haywood
7 islands · Dec 1970 – Feb 1971
G.S. Haywood across 7 islands, December 1970 – February 197141 specimens · 14 stops · 81 days · 2,509 km
D. Bir
New Britain · 11–18 May 2011
D. Bir in New Britain, 11–18 May 201169 specimens · 2 stops · 8 days · 42 km
D. Rouilo
New Britain · 11–18 May 2011
D. Rouilo in New Britain, 11–18 May 201169 specimens · 2 stops · 8 days · 42 km
M. Bambiyau
Matuku Island · 9–13 Sep 1968
M. Bambiyau in Matuku Island, 9–13 September 196858 specimens · 3 stops · 5 days · 2 km
C.F. Puttock
3 islands of the United States · Jul – Aug 2002
C.F. Puttock in Maui, Lānaʻi and Oʻahu, July – August 200240 specimens · 4 stops · 29 days · 210 km
Jean-Louis Menou
New Caledonia and Uvea Island · 5–16 Jan 1979
Jean-Louis Menou in New Caledonia and Uvea Island, 5–16 January 197964 specimens · 8 stops · 12 days
John Colburn Bridwell
Oʻahu · Apr – Jun 1919
John Colburn Bridwell in Oʻahu, April – June 191940 specimens · 10 stops · 78 days
Charles N. Forbes
Oʻahu and Maui · Jan – Feb 1920
Charles N. Forbes in Oʻahu and Maui, January – February 192048 specimens · 3 stops · 28 days · 96 km
Ofer Gon
7 islands of Egypt · Jul – Aug 1976
Ofer Gon across 7 islands of Egypt, July – August 197652 specimens · 12 stops · 17 days
Al. Towati
New Guinea · Aug – Sep 2005
Al. Towati in New Guinea, August – September 200554 specimens · 4 stops · 20 days · 220 km
D. Ama
New Guinea · Aug – Sep 2005
D. Ama in New Guinea, August – September 200554 specimens · 4 stops · 20 days · 220 km
M.D. Merlin
5 islands · Jul – Aug 1986
M.D. Merlin across 5 islands, July – August 198645 specimens · 8 stops · 41 days · 7,686 km
W. Law
Kosrae and Kosrae (=Kusaie) · Jan – Feb 2010
W. Law in Kosrae and Kosrae (=Kusaie), January – February 201040 specimens · 7 stops · 11 days · 2,660 km
A. AllisonA Allison
New Britain · 5–9 Nov 2015
A. AllisonA Allison in New Britain, 5–9 November 201572 specimens · 2 stops · 5 days
J.C. Regalado Jr.
New Guinea · Jun – Jul 1995
J.C. Regalado Jr. in New Guinea, June – July 199561 specimens · 2 stops · 23 days · 624 km
F.J.M. Gaerlan
Mindanao · Aug – Sep 1993
F.J.M. Gaerlan in Mindanao, August – September 199358 specimens · 3 stops · 32 days
Derral R. Herbst
Kure Atoll and Hawaiʻi Island · 3–12 Jan 1979
Derral R. Herbst in Kure Atoll and Hawaiʻi Island, 3–12 January 197953 specimens · 3 stops · 10 days · 2,498 km
J.D. Rogers
4 islands of the United States · 4–16 Jan 2000
J.D. Rogers across 4 islands of the United States, 4–16 January 200053 specimens · 11 stops · 13 days · 475 km
W. Teraoka
Guam and Yap · Mar – Apr 1981
W. Teraoka in Guam and Yap, March – April 198147 specimens · 8 stops · 19 days · 17,396 km
Walker
Maui · Jun – Jul 1919
Walker in Maui, June – July 191945 specimens · 3 stops · 39 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.