try { Rectangle bg = new Rectangle("background"); bg.setBounds(new Bbox(0, 0, 4000000, 4000000)); bg.setStyle(new ShapeStyle("#FFFFFF", 1f, "#FFFFFF", 1f, 2)); map.registerWorldPaintable(bg); Rectangle rect = new Rectangle("my rect"); rect.setBounds(new Bbox(0, 0, 1000000, 1000000)); rect.setStyle(createStyle("#FF0000")); map.registerWorldPaintable(rect);