Historical Publication Info
History
Established in Rio de Janeiro in 1840 by the English painter George Mathias Heaton and the Dutch litographer Eduardo Rensburg, Heaton & Rensburg was a litographic publisher of music and engraved images. In 1851 Heaton & Rensburg was declared as official litographers for the Brazilian Imperial House. In 1856 the society was dissolved, but Rensburg continued to publish as "Lithographia Imp. de Rensburg".
In 1842 to 1850 they published Ramalhete das Damas, a music magazine with music for piano and voice and piano, organised by Rafael Coelho Machado.
Imprints and Addresses
Imprints
- 1840: Heaton & Rensburg
- 1856: Lith. Imp. de Rensburg
Addresses
- 1840: Rua do Hospício, 103
- 1842: Rua da Ajuda, 68
Sources consulted
- PEQUENO, Mercedes Reis. Brazilian Music Publishers. 'Inter-American Music Review', v. 9, n. 2, p. 91-104, spring/summer, 1988
- Impressão Musical no Brasil. In: ENCICLOPÉDIA da Música Brasileira. 3. ed. São Paulo: ARt Editora, Publifolha, 2000.
- FERREIRA, Orlando da Costa. Imagem e Letra: introdução à Bibliologia Brasileira. São Paulo: Melhoramentos, Ed. da Universidade de São Paulo, Secretaria da Cultrua, Ciência e Tecnologia, 1977.
Published scores
Heaton & Rensburg
Lith. Imp. de Rensburg
