diff --git a/src/components/map/LayerStack.tsx b/src/components/map/LayerStack.tsx
index 498b571..be8cbbb 100644
--- a/src/components/map/LayerStack.tsx
+++ b/src/components/map/LayerStack.tsx
@@ -35,15 +35,6 @@ export const LayerStack: react.FC<LayerStackProperties> = (
 ) => {
   const [coordinateSystem] = useAtom(coordinateSystemAtom);
 
-  const simpleTileFactory: TileFactory = useCallback(
-    (keyObject) => (
-      <Tile
-        href={`https://tile.openstreetmap.org/${keyObject.zoomLevel}/${keyObject.x}/${keyObject.y}.png`}
-      />
-    ),
-    []
-  );
-
   const numberOfTiledLayers =
     props.numberOfTiledLayers === undefined ? 1 : props.numberOfTiledLayers;
 
@@ -107,7 +98,6 @@ export const LayerStack: react.FC<LayerStackProperties> = (
           key={key}
           keyObject={keyObject}
           viewPort={i === activeTiledLayer ? viewPort : undefined}
-          tileFactory={simpleTileFactory}
         />
       </g>
     );
diff --git a/src/components/map/TiledLayer.test.tsx b/src/components/map/TiledLayer.test.tsx
index 6e8238e..4c44f74 100644
--- a/src/components/map/TiledLayer.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/map/TiledLayer.test.tsx
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@ import { render } from '@testing-library/react';
 import TiledLayer from './TiledLayer';
 import { TileFactory } from './types';
 
-const fakeTileFactory: TileFactory = (keyObject) => (
-  <text>{JSON.stringify(keyObject)}</text>
-);
-
 describe('The TiledLayer component ', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     globalThis.cacheForTiledLayer = new Map();
@@ -17,7 +13,6 @@ describe('The TiledLayer component ', () => {
         <TiledLayer
           keyObject={{ provider: 'osm', zoomLevel: 10, x: 5, y: 8 }}
           viewPort={{ topLeft: { x: 1, y: 2 }, bottomRight: { x: 3, y: 2 } }}
-          tileFactory={fakeTileFactory}
         />
       </svg>
     );
@@ -29,23 +24,35 @@ describe('The TiledLayer component ', () => {
       <g
         transform="translate(1, 2)"
       >
-        <text>
-          {"provider":"osm","zoomLevel":10,"x":6,"y":10}
-        </text>
+        <g>
+          <image
+            height="1"
+            href="https://tile.openstreetmap.org/10/6/10.png"
+            width="1"
+          />
+        </g>
       </g>
       <g
         transform="translate(2, 2)"
       >
-        <text>
-          {"provider":"osm","zoomLevel":10,"x":7,"y":10}
-        </text>
+        <g>
+          <image
+            height="1"
+            href="https://tile.openstreetmap.org/10/7/10.png"
+            width="1"
+          />
+        </g>
       </g>
       <g
         transform="translate(3, 2)"
       >
-        <text>
-          {"provider":"osm","zoomLevel":10,"x":8,"y":10}
-        </text>
+        <g>
+          <image
+            height="1"
+            href="https://tile.openstreetmap.org/10/8/10.png"
+            width="1"
+          />
+        </g>
       </g>
     </svg>
   </div>
@@ -59,7 +66,6 @@ describe('The TiledLayer component ', () => {
         <TiledLayer
           keyObject={{ provider: 'osm', zoomLevel: 10, x: 5, y: 8 }}
           viewPort={{ topLeft: { x: 1, y: 2 }, bottomRight: { x: 3, y: 2 } }}
-          tileFactory={fakeTileFactory}
         />
       </svg>
     );
@@ -68,7 +74,6 @@ describe('The TiledLayer component ', () => {
         <TiledLayer
           keyObject={{ provider: 'osm', zoomLevel: 10, x: 5, y: 8 }}
           viewPort={{ topLeft: { x: 5, y: 0 }, bottomRight: { x: 5, y: 2 } }}
-          tileFactory={fakeTileFactory}
         />
       </svg>
     );
@@ -80,44 +85,68 @@ describe('The TiledLayer component ', () => {
       <g
         transform="translate(1, 2)"
       >
-        <text>
-          {"provider":"osm","zoomLevel":10,"x":6,"y":10}
-        </text>
+        <g>
+          <image
+            height="1"
+            href="https://tile.openstreetmap.org/10/6/10.png"
+            width="1"
+          />
+        </g>
       </g>
       <g
         transform="translate(2, 2)"
       >
-        <text>
-          {"provider":"osm","zoomLevel":10,"x":7,"y":10}
-        </text>
+        <g>
+          <image
+            height="1"
+            href="https://tile.openstreetmap.org/10/7/10.png"
+            width="1"
+          />
+        </g>
       </g>
       <g
         transform="translate(3, 2)"
       >
-        <text>
-          {"provider":"osm","zoomLevel":10,"x":8,"y":10}
-        </text>
+        <g>
+          <image
+            height="1"
+            href="https://tile.openstreetmap.org/10/8/10.png"
+            width="1"
+          />
+        </g>
       </g>
       <g
         transform="translate(5, 0)"
       >
-        <text>
-          {"provider":"osm","zoomLevel":10,"x":10,"y":8}
-        </text>
+        <g>
+          <image
+            height="1"
+            href="https://tile.openstreetmap.org/10/10/8.png"
+            width="1"
+          />
+        </g>
       </g>
       <g
         transform="translate(5, 1)"
       >
-        <text>
-          {"provider":"osm","zoomLevel":10,"x":10,"y":9}
-        </text>
+        <g>
+          <image
+            height="1"
+            href="https://tile.openstreetmap.org/10/10/9.png"
+            width="1"
+          />
+        </g>
       </g>
       <g
         transform="translate(5, 2)"
       >
-        <text>
-          {"provider":"osm","zoomLevel":10,"x":10,"y":10}
-        </text>
+        <g>
+          <image
+            height="1"
+            href="https://tile.openstreetmap.org/10/10/10.png"
+            width="1"
+          />
+        </g>
       </g>
     </svg>
   </div>
@@ -130,7 +159,6 @@ describe('The TiledLayer component ', () => {
         <TiledLayer
           keyObject={{ provider: 'osm', zoomLevel: 10, x: 5, y: 8 }}
           viewPort={{ topLeft: { x: 1, y: 2 }, bottomRight: { x: 3, y: 2 } }}
-          tileFactory={fakeTileFactory}
         />
       </svg>
     );
@@ -139,7 +167,6 @@ describe('The TiledLayer component ', () => {
         <TiledLayer
           keyObject={{ provider: 'osm', zoomLevel: 10, x: 4, y: 10 }}
           viewPort={{ topLeft: { x: 5, y: 0 }, bottomRight: { x: 5, y: 2 } }}
-          tileFactory={fakeTileFactory}
         />
       </svg>
     );
@@ -151,44 +178,68 @@ describe('The TiledLayer component ', () => {
       <g
         transform="translate(1, 2)"
       >
-        <text>
-          {"provider":"osm","zoomLevel":10,"x":6,"y":10}
-        </text>
+        <g>
+          <image
+            height="1"
+            href="https://tile.openstreetmap.org/10/6/10.png"
+            width="1"
+          />
+        </g>
       </g>
       <g
         transform="translate(2, 2)"
       >
-        <text>
-          {"provider":"osm","zoomLevel":10,"x":7,"y":10}
-        </text>
+        <g>
+          <image
+            height="1"
+            href="https://tile.openstreetmap.org/10/7/10.png"
+            width="1"
+          />
+        </g>
       </g>
       <g
         transform="translate(3, 2)"
       >
-        <text>
-          {"provider":"osm","zoomLevel":10,"x":8,"y":10}
-        </text>
+        <g>
+          <image
+            height="1"
+            href="https://tile.openstreetmap.org/10/8/10.png"
+            width="1"
+          />
+        </g>
       </g>
       <g
         transform="translate(5, 0)"
       >
-        <text>
-          {"provider":"osm","zoomLevel":10,"x":9,"y":10}
-        </text>
+        <g>
+          <image
+            height="1"
+            href="https://tile.openstreetmap.org/10/9/10.png"
+            width="1"
+          />
+        </g>
       </g>
       <g
         transform="translate(5, 1)"
       >
-        <text>
-          {"provider":"osm","zoomLevel":10,"x":9,"y":11}
-        </text>
+        <g>
+          <image
+            height="1"
+            href="https://tile.openstreetmap.org/10/9/11.png"
+            width="1"
+          />
+        </g>
       </g>
       <g
         transform="translate(5, 2)"
       >
-        <text>
-          {"provider":"osm","zoomLevel":10,"x":9,"y":12}
-        </text>
+        <g>
+          <image
+            height="1"
+            href="https://tile.openstreetmap.org/10/9/12.png"
+            width="1"
+          />
+        </g>
       </g>
     </svg>
   </div>
@@ -201,7 +252,6 @@ describe('The TiledLayer component ', () => {
         <TiledLayer
           keyObject={{ provider: 'osm', zoomLevel: 10, x: 5, y: 8 }}
           viewPort={{ topLeft: { x: -3, y: -1 }, bottomRight: { x: -2, y: 2 } }}
-          tileFactory={fakeTileFactory}
         />
       </svg>
     );
@@ -213,58 +263,90 @@ describe('The TiledLayer component ', () => {
       <g
         transform="translate(-3, -1)"
       >
-        <text>
-          {"provider":"osm","zoomLevel":10,"x":2,"y":7}
-        </text>
+        <g>
+          <image
+            height="1"
+            href="https://tile.openstreetmap.org/10/2/7.png"
+            width="1"
+          />
+        </g>
       </g>
       <g
         transform="translate(-2, -1)"
       >
-        <text>
-          {"provider":"osm","zoomLevel":10,"x":3,"y":7}
-        </text>
+        <g>
+          <image
+            height="1"
+            href="https://tile.openstreetmap.org/10/3/7.png"
+            width="1"
+          />
+        </g>
       </g>
       <g
         transform="translate(-3, 0)"
       >
-        <text>
-          {"provider":"osm","zoomLevel":10,"x":2,"y":8}
-        </text>
+        <g>
+          <image
+            height="1"
+            href="https://tile.openstreetmap.org/10/2/8.png"
+            width="1"
+          />
+        </g>
       </g>
       <g
         transform="translate(-2, 0)"
       >
-        <text>
-          {"provider":"osm","zoomLevel":10,"x":3,"y":8}
-        </text>
+        <g>
+          <image
+            height="1"
+            href="https://tile.openstreetmap.org/10/3/8.png"
+            width="1"
+          />
+        </g>
       </g>
       <g
         transform="translate(-3, 1)"
       >
-        <text>
-          {"provider":"osm","zoomLevel":10,"x":2,"y":9}
-        </text>
+        <g>
+          <image
+            height="1"
+            href="https://tile.openstreetmap.org/10/2/9.png"
+            width="1"
+          />
+        </g>
       </g>
       <g
         transform="translate(-2, 1)"
       >
-        <text>
-          {"provider":"osm","zoomLevel":10,"x":3,"y":9}
-        </text>
+        <g>
+          <image
+            height="1"
+            href="https://tile.openstreetmap.org/10/3/9.png"
+            width="1"
+          />
+        </g>
       </g>
       <g
         transform="translate(-3, 2)"
       >
-        <text>
-          {"provider":"osm","zoomLevel":10,"x":2,"y":10}
-        </text>
+        <g>
+          <image
+            height="1"
+            href="https://tile.openstreetmap.org/10/2/10.png"
+            width="1"
+          />
+        </g>
       </g>
       <g
         transform="translate(-2, 2)"
       >
-        <text>
-          {"provider":"osm","zoomLevel":10,"x":3,"y":10}
-        </text>
+        <g>
+          <image
+            height="1"
+            href="https://tile.openstreetmap.org/10/3/10.png"
+            width="1"
+          />
+        </g>
       </g>
     </svg>
   </div>
diff --git a/src/components/map/TiledLayer.tsx b/src/components/map/TiledLayer.tsx
index b513f9c..907ddd0 100644
--- a/src/components/map/TiledLayer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/map/TiledLayer.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { range, isEqual } from 'lodash';
 
 import { Rectangle, TileFactory, TileKeyObject } from './types';
 import tileUri from './uris';
+import tileFactory from './tile-factory';
 
 /**
  * @hidden
@@ -26,8 +27,6 @@ export interface TiledLayerProperties {
   keyObject: TileKeyObject;
   /** The current viewport expressed in tiles coordinates */
   viewPort?: Rectangle;
-  /** The factory to create tiles */
-  tileFactory: TileFactory;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -49,9 +48,9 @@ export interface TiledLayerProperties {
  * Idea stolen [on the web](https://dev.to/tiagof/react-re-mounting-vs-re-rendering-lnh)
  *
  * TODO: cache housekeeping
- * 
+ *
  * TODO: test tiles'X and Y boundaries.
- * 
+ *
  * TODO: remove tileFactory to facilitate memoisation.
  *
  */
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ export const TiledLayer: react.FC<TiledLayerProperties> = (
             tiles.set(
               key,
               <g key={key} transform={`translate(${col}, ${row})`}>
-                {props.tileFactory(keyObject)}
+                {tileFactory(keyObject)}
               </g>
             );
           }
diff --git a/src/components/map/tile-factory.tsx b/src/components/map/tile-factory.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..400c299
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/map/tile-factory.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import Tile from './Tile';
+import { TileFactory, TileKeyObject } from './types';
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * @param keyObject The tile identifier
+ * @returns The `<Tile>` component
+ */
+export const tileFactory: TileFactory = (keyObject:TileKeyObject) => (
+  <Tile
+    href={`https://tile.openstreetmap.org/${keyObject.zoomLevel}/${keyObject.x}/${keyObject.y}.png`}
+  />
+);
+
+export default tileFactory;