Capewell, Samuel (sold)
Samuel Capewell (January 22, 1826 - 1865) was a British-born line and letter engraver and publisher, active in New York in the middle part of the 19th century. Capewell was born in Birmingham, England, and emigrated to New York in 1850. Much of his work is associated with Christopher Kimmel, a German immigrant engraver with whom he lived at a Manhattan boarding house in 1850. They joined forces under the imprint of 'Capewell and Kimmel' around 1853 - probably to capitalize on the Industry of All Nations Exhibition (1853 - 1854), which was drawing people to New York. The firm later acquired the lucrative contract to print fashion images for Godey's Magazine. They published prolifically until 1863, when Capewell, then living in Newark, New Jersey, was drafted into the American Civil War (1861 - 1865). Although there is no record of Capewell in the Soldiers and Sailors database, there is an 1865 life insurance claim for him with Mutual Life, suggesting he died that year.
A ephemeral handout from New York's 1853 Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations World's Fair.
The City of New York and Environs.
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This is an attractive 1853 bird's-eye view of New York City issued by the firm of Capewell and Kimmel. The view looks northward on New York from a fictional point high above Governor's Island. Brooklyn Heights appears on the right and Battery Park on the left. Ships of pleasure, transport, and industry fill the harbor, as well as both the Hudson and East Rivers. In the distance parts of Hoboken and Weehawken are evident. Coverage extends northward and the Crystal Palace, in what is today's Bryant Park, and the Latting Observatory, are clearly evident. This map was part of a series of views prepared by Capewell and Kimmel for the 1853 Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations - for which the Crystal Palace was the centerpiece. (more details)