diff --git a/src/view.map.js b/src/view.map.js
index 3d858612..be837c2b 100644
--- a/src/view.map.js
+++ b/src/view.map.js
@@ -454,16 +454,27 @@ my.Map = Backbone.View.extend({
 
   // Private: Sets up the Leaflet map control and the features layer.
   //
-  // The map uses a base layer from [OpenStreetMap.org](http://openstreetmap.org) based
-  // on [OpenStreetMap data](http://openstreetmap.org).
+  // The map uses a base layer from [Stamen](http://maps.stamen.com) based
+  // on [OpenStreetMap data](http://openstreetmap.org) by default, but it can
+  // be configured passing the `mapTilesURL` and `mapTilesAttribution` options
+  // (`mapTilesSubdomains` is also supported), eg:
+  //
+  //    view = new recline.View.Map({
+  //        model: dataset,
+  //        mapTilesURL: '//{s}.tiles.mapbox.com/v4/mapbox.mapbox-streets-v7/{z}/{x}/{y}.png?access_token=pk.XXXX',
+  //        mapTilesAttribution: '© MapBox etc..',
+  //        mapTilesSubdomains: 'ab'
+  //    })
+  //
   //
   _setupMap: function(){
     var self = this;
     this.map = new L.Map(this.$map.get(0));
+    var mapUrl = this.options.mapTilesURL || 'https://stamen-tiles-{s}.a.ssl.fastly.net/terrain/{z}/{x}/{y}.png';
+    var attribution = this.options.mapTilesAttribution ||'Map tiles by <a href="http://stamen.com">Stamen Design</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0">CC BY 3.0</a>). Data by <a href="http://openstreetmap.org">OpenStreetMap</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0">CC BY SA</a>)';
+    var subdomains = this.options.mapTilesSubdomains || 'abc';
 
-    var mapUrl = "http://{s}.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png";
-    var osmAttribution = '©<a href="http://openstreetmap.org" target="_blank">OpenStreetMap</a> contributors';
-    var bg = new L.TileLayer(mapUrl, {maxZoom: 19, attribution: osmAttribution});
+    var bg = new L.TileLayer(mapUrl, {maxZoom: 19, attribution: attribution, subdomains: subdomains});
     this.map.addLayer(bg);
 
     this.markers = new L.MarkerClusterGroup(this._clusterOptions);
diff --git a/test/view.map.test.js b/test/view.map.test.js
index 26b36ecb..aa7f78f9 100644
--- a/test/view.map.test.js
+++ b/test/view.map.test.js
@@ -249,6 +249,29 @@ test('MapMenu', function () {
   assertPresent('.editor-field-type', controls.el);
 });
 
+
+test('Custom map options', function () {
+  var dataset = GeoJSONFixture.getDataset();
+  var view = new recline.View.Map({
+    model: dataset,
+    mapTilesURL: 'http://example.com/{z}/{y}/{x}.png',
+    mapTilesAttribution: '&copy; MyTiles',
+    mapTilesSubdomains: 'ab'
+  });
+  $('.fixtures').append(view.el);
+  view.render();
+
+  var tiles = view.$el.find('.leaflet-tile-pane');
+
+  assertPresent(tiles);
+
+  ok(tiles.find('.leaflet-tile')[0].src.indexOf('http://example.com') === 0);
+  ok(view.$el.find('.leaflet-control-attribution').text().indexOf('MyTiles') !== -1);
+
+  view.remove();
+});
+
+
 var _getFeaturesCount = function(features){
   var cnt = 0;
   _.each(features._layers, function(layer) {