diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index efc7ccac7..e650903f1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ For a complete change history, see the git log.
 
 ## Future
 
+- Support for encoding `literal` postgres types as strings 69fb17cd3/#1466
+
 - Fixed zoom_all behavior when Map maximum-extent is provided. Previously maximum-extent was used outright but
   now the combined layer extents will be again respected: they will be clipped to the maximum-extent if possible
   and only when back-projecting fails for all layers will the maximum-extent be used as a fallback (#1473)
diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index fee066313..2ca680ac6 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ opts.AddVariables(
 
     # Other variables
     BoolVariable('SHAPE_MEMORY_MAPPED_FILE', 'Utilize memory-mapped files in Shapefile Plugin (higher memory usage, better performance)', 'True'),
-    ('SYSTEM_FONTS','Provide location for python bindings to register fonts (if given aborts installation of bundled DejaVu fonts)',''),
+    ('SYSTEM_FONTS','Provide location for python bindings to register fonts (if provided then the bundled DejaVu fonts are not installed)',''),
     ('LIB_DIR_NAME','Name to use for the subfolder beside libmapnik where fonts and plugins are installed','mapnik'),
     PathVariable('PYTHON','Full path to Python executable used to build bindings', sys.executable),
     BoolVariable('FRAMEWORK_PYTHON', 'Link against Framework Python on Mac OS X', 'True'),
diff --git a/bindings/python/mapnik/__init__.py b/bindings/python/mapnik/__init__.py
index f9e2542cb..f35bfe2ee 100644
--- a/bindings/python/mapnik/__init__.py
+++ b/bindings/python/mapnik/__init__.py
@@ -693,417 +693,300 @@ class PythonDatasource(object):
         return itertools.imap(make_it, features, itertools.count(1))
 
 class _TextSymbolizer(TextSymbolizer,_injector):
+    @property
+    def name(self):
+        if isinstance(self.properties.format_tree, FormattingText):
+            return self.properties.format_tree.text
+        else:
+            return None # This text symbolizer is using complex formatting features.
+                        # There is no single expression which could be returned as name
+
+    @name.setter
+    def name(self, name):
+        self.properties.format_tree = FormattingText(name)
+
     @property
     def text_size(self):
-        warnings.warn("'text_size' is deprecated, use format.text_size",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         return self.format.text_size
 
     @text_size.setter
     def text_size(self, text_size):
-        warnings.warn("'text_size' is deprecated, use format.text_size",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         self.format.text_size = text_size
 
     @property
     def face_name(self):
-        warnings.warn("'face_name' is deprecated, use format.face_name",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         return self.format.face_name
 
     @face_name.setter
     def face_name(self, face_name):
-        warnings.warn("'face_name' is deprecated, use format.face_name",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         self.format.face_name = face_name
 
 
-
     @property
     def fontset(self):
-        warnings.warn("'fontset' is deprecated, use format.fontset",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         return self.format.fontset
 
     @fontset.setter
     def fontset(self, fontset):
-        warnings.warn("'fontset' is deprecated, use format.fontset",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         self.format.fontset = fontset
 
 
-
     @property
     def character_spacing(self):
-        warnings.warn("'character_spacing' is deprecated, use format.character_spacing",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         return self.format.character_spacing
 
     @character_spacing.setter
     def character_spacing(self, character_spacing):
-        warnings.warn("'character_spacing' is deprecated, use format.character_spacing",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         self.format.character_spacing = character_spacing
 
 
-
     @property
     def line_spacing(self):
-        warnings.warn("'line_spacing' is deprecated, use format.line_spacing",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         return self.format.line_spacing
 
     @line_spacing.setter
     def line_spacing(self, line_spacing):
-        warnings.warn("'line_spacing' is deprecated, use format.line_spacing",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         self.format.line_spacing = line_spacing
 
 
-
     @property
     def text_opacity(self):
-        warnings.warn("'text_opacity' is deprecated, use format.text_opacity",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         return self.format.text_opacity
 
     @text_opacity.setter
     def text_opacity(self, text_opacity):
-        warnings.warn("'text_opacity' is deprecated, use format.text_opacity",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         self.format.text_opacity = text_opacity
 
 
-
     @property
     def wrap_char(self):
-        warnings.warn("'wrap_char' is deprecated, use format.wrap_char",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         return self.format.wrap_char
 
     @wrap_char.setter
     def wrap_char(self, wrap_char):
-        warnings.warn("'wrap_char' is deprecated, use format.wrap_char",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         self.format.wrap_char = wrap_char
 
 
     @property
     def wrap_character(self):
-        warnings.warn("'wrap_character' is deprecated, use format.wrap_character",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         return self.format.wrap_character
 
     @wrap_char.setter
     def wrap_character(self, wrap_character):
-        warnings.warn("'wrap_char' is deprecated, use format.wrap_character",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         self.format.wrap_character = wrap_character
 
 
     @property
     def wrap_before(self):
-        warnings.warn("'wrap_before' is deprecated, use format.wrap_before",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         return self.properties.wrap_before
 
     @wrap_before.setter
     def wrap_before(self, wrap_before):
-        warnings.warn("'wrap_before' is deprecated, use format.wrap_before",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         self.properties.wrap_before = wrap_before
 
-
-
     @property
     def text_transform(self):
-        warnings.warn("'text_transform' is deprecated, use format.text_transform",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         return self.format.text_transform
 
     @text_transform.setter
     def text_transform(self, text_transform):
-        warnings.warn("'text_transform' is deprecated, use format.text_transform",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         self.format.text_transform = text_transform
 
 
-
     @property
     def fill(self):
-        warnings.warn("'fill' is deprecated, use format.fill",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         return self.format.fill
 
     @fill.setter
     def fill(self, fill):
-        warnings.warn("'fill' is deprecated, use format.fill",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         self.format.fill = fill
 
 
-
     @property
     def halo_fill(self):
-        warnings.warn("'halo_fill' is deprecated, use format.halo_fill",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         return self.format.halo_fill
 
     @halo_fill.setter
     def halo_fill(self, halo_fill):
-        warnings.warn("'halo_fill' is deprecated, use format.halo_fill",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         self.format.halo_fill = halo_fill
 
 
 
     @property
     def halo_radius(self):
-        warnings.warn("'halo_radius' is deprecated, use format.halo_radius",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         return self.format.halo_radius
 
     @halo_radius.setter
     def halo_radius(self, halo_radius):
-        warnings.warn("'halo_radius' is deprecated, use format.halo_radius",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         self.format.halo_radius = halo_radius
 
 
     @property
     def label_placement(self):
-        warnings.warn("'label_placement' is deprecated, use properties.label_placement",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         return self.properties.label_placement
 
     @label_placement.setter
     def label_placement(self, label_placement):
-        warnings.warn("'label_placement' is deprecated, use properties.label_placement",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         self.properties.label_placement = label_placement
 
 
 
     @property
     def horizontal_alignment(self):
-        warnings.warn("'horizontal_alignment' is deprecated, use properties.horizontal_alignment",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         return self.properties.horizontal_alignment
 
     @horizontal_alignment.setter
     def horizontal_alignment(self, horizontal_alignment):
-        warnings.warn("'horizontal_alignment' is deprecated, use properties.horizontal_alignment",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         self.properties.horizontal_alignment = horizontal_alignment
 
 
 
     @property
     def justify_alignment(self):
-        warnings.warn("'justify_alignment' is deprecated, use properties.justify_alignment",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         return self.properties.justify_alignment
 
     @justify_alignment.setter
     def justify_alignment(self, justify_alignment):
-        warnings.warn("'justify_alignment' is deprecated, use properties.justify_alignment",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         self.properties.justify_alignment = justify_alignment
 
 
 
     @property
     def vertical_alignment(self):
-        warnings.warn("'vertical_alignment' is deprecated, use properties.vertical_alignment",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         return self.properties.vertical_alignment
 
     @vertical_alignment.setter
     def vertical_alignment(self, vertical_alignment):
-        warnings.warn("'vertical_alignment' is deprecated, use properties.vertical_alignment",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         self.properties.vertical_alignment = vertical_alignment
 
 
 
     @property
     def orientation(self):
-        warnings.warn("'orientation' is deprecated, use properties.orientation",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         return self.properties.orientation
 
     @orientation.setter
     def orientation(self, orientation):
-        warnings.warn("'orientation' is deprecated, use properties.orientation",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         self.properties.orientation = orientation
 
 
 
     @property
     def displacement(self):
-        warnings.warn("'displacement' is deprecated, use properties.displacement",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         return self.properties.displacement
 
     @displacement.setter
     def displacement(self, displacement):
-        warnings.warn("'displacement' is deprecated, use properties.displacement",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         self.properties.displacement = displacement
 
 
 
     @property
     def label_spacing(self):
-        warnings.warn("'label_spacing' is deprecated, use properties.label_spacing",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         return self.properties.label_spacing
 
     @label_spacing.setter
     def label_spacing(self, label_spacing):
-        warnings.warn("'label_spacing' is deprecated, use properties.label_spacing",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         self.properties.label_spacing = label_spacing
 
 
 
     @property
     def label_position_tolerance(self):
-        warnings.warn("'label_position_tolerance' is deprecated, use properties.label_position_tolerance",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         return self.properties.label_position_tolerance
 
     @label_position_tolerance.setter
     def label_position_tolerance(self, label_position_tolerance):
-        warnings.warn("'label_position_tolerance' is deprecated, use properties.label_position_tolerance",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         self.properties.label_position_tolerance = label_position_tolerance
 
 
 
     @property
     def avoid_edges(self):
-        warnings.warn("'avoid_edges' is deprecated, use properties.avoid_edges",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         return self.properties.avoid_edges
 
     @avoid_edges.setter
     def avoid_edges(self, avoid_edges):
-        warnings.warn("'avoid_edges' is deprecated, use properties.avoid_edges",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         self.properties.avoid_edges = avoid_edges
 
 
 
     @property
     def minimum_distance(self):
-        warnings.warn("'minimum_distance' is deprecated, use properties.minimum_distance",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         return self.properties.minimum_distance
 
     @minimum_distance.setter
     def minimum_distance(self, minimum_distance):
-        warnings.warn("'minimum_distance' is deprecated, use properties.minimum_distance",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         self.properties.minimum_distance = minimum_distance
 
 
 
     @property
     def minimum_padding(self):
-        warnings.warn("'minimum_padding' is deprecated, use properties.minimum_padding",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         return self.properties.minimum_padding
 
     @minimum_padding.setter
     def minimum_padding(self, minimum_padding):
-        warnings.warn("'minimum_padding' is deprecated, use properties.minimum_padding",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         self.properties.minimum_padding = minimum_padding
 
 
 
     @property
     def minimum_path_length(self):
-        warnings.warn("'minimum_path_length' is deprecated, use properties.minimum_path_length",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         return self.properties.minimum_path_length
 
     @minimum_path_length.setter
     def minimum_path_length(self, minimum_path_length):
-        warnings.warn("'minimum_path_length' is deprecated, use properties.minimum_path_length",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         self.properties.minimum_path_length = minimum_path_length
 
 
 
     @property
     def maximum_angle_char_delta(self):
-        warnings.warn("'maximum_angle_char_delta' is deprecated, use properties.maximum_angle_char_delta",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         return self.properties.maximum_angle_char_delta
 
     @maximum_angle_char_delta.setter
     def maximum_angle_char_delta(self, maximum_angle_char_delta):
-        warnings.warn("'maximum_angle_char_delta' is deprecated, use properties.maximum_angle_char_delta",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         self.properties.maximum_angle_char_delta = maximum_angle_char_delta
 
 
 
     @property
     def force_odd_labels(self):
-        warnings.warn("'force_odd_labels' is deprecated, use properties.force_odd_labels",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         return self.properties.force_odd_labels
 
     @force_odd_labels.setter
     def force_odd_labels(self, force_odd_labels):
-        warnings.warn("'force_odd_labels' is deprecated, use properties.force_odd_labels",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         self.properties.force_odd_labels = force_odd_labels
 
 
 
     @property
     def allow_overlap(self):
-        warnings.warn("'allow_overlap' is deprecated, use properties.allow_overlap",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         return self.properties.allow_overlap
 
     @allow_overlap.setter
     def allow_overlap(self, allow_overlap):
-        warnings.warn("'allow_overlap' is deprecated, use properties.allow_overlap",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         self.properties.allow_overlap = allow_overlap
 
 
 
     @property
     def text_ratio(self):
-        warnings.warn("'text_ratio' is deprecated, use properties.text_ratio",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         return self.properties.text_ratio
 
     @text_ratio.setter
     def text_ratio(self, text_ratio):
-        warnings.warn("'text_ratio' is deprecated, use properties.text_ratio",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         self.properties.text_ratio = text_ratio
 
 
 
     @property
     def wrap_width(self):
-        warnings.warn("'wrap_width' is deprecated, use properties.wrap_width",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         return self.properties.wrap_width
 
     @wrap_width.setter
     def wrap_width(self, wrap_width):
-        warnings.warn("'wrap_width' is deprecated, use properties.wrap_width",
-        DeprecationWarning, 2)
         self.properties.wrap_width = wrap_width
 
 
diff --git a/bindings/python/mapnik_fontset.cpp b/bindings/python/mapnik_fontset.cpp
index f467d816f..fbc94a292 100644
--- a/bindings/python/mapnik_fontset.cpp
+++ b/bindings/python/mapnik_fontset.cpp
@@ -33,8 +33,13 @@ using mapnik::font_set;
 void export_fontset ()
 {
     using namespace boost::python;
-    class_<font_set>("FontSet", init<>("default fontset constructor")
+    class_<font_set>("FontSet", init<std::string const&>("default fontset constructor")
         )
+        .add_property("name",
+                       make_function(&font_set::get_name,return_value_policy<copy_const_reference>()),
+                       &font_set::set_name,
+                      "Get/Set the name of the FontSet.\n"
+            )
         .def("add_face_name",&font_set::add_face_name,
              (arg("name")),
              "Add a face-name to the fontset.\n"
diff --git a/bindings/python/mapnik_python.cpp b/bindings/python/mapnik_python.cpp
index ebe2579b8..dffa358cd 100644
--- a/bindings/python/mapnik_python.cpp
+++ b/bindings/python/mapnik_python.cpp
@@ -617,6 +617,7 @@ BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(_mapnik)
     def("has_pycairo", &has_pycairo, "Get pycairo module status");
 
     python_optional<mapnik::stroke>();
+    python_optional<mapnik::font_set>();
     python_optional<mapnik::color>();
     python_optional<mapnik::box2d<double> >();
     python_optional<mapnik::composite_mode_e>();
diff --git a/bindings/python/mapnik_text_placement.cpp b/bindings/python/mapnik_text_placement.cpp
index e4a7c9a3c..e574aa4fa 100644
--- a/bindings/python/mapnik_text_placement.cpp
+++ b/bindings/python/mapnik_text_placement.cpp
@@ -404,9 +404,9 @@ void export_text_placement()
             boost::shared_ptr<char_properties> >
         ("CharProperties")
         .def_readwrite_convert("text_transform", &char_properties::text_transform)
+        .def_readwrite_convert("fontset", &char_properties::fontset)
         .def(init<char_properties const&>()) //Copy constructor
         .def_readwrite("face_name", &char_properties::face_name)
-        .def_readwrite("fontset", &char_properties::fontset)
         .def_readwrite("text_size", &char_properties::text_size)
         .def_readwrite("character_spacing", &char_properties::character_spacing)
         .def_readwrite("line_spacing", &char_properties::line_spacing)
diff --git a/demo/simple-renderer/render.py b/demo/simple-renderer/render.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..6ab075d25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demo/simple-renderer/render.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import sys
+import mapnik
+
+def render(input_file, output_file, width=800, height=800, bbox=None):
+    m = mapnik.Map(width, height)
+    mapnik.load_map(m, input_file, False)
+    if bbox is not None:
+        m.zoom_to_box(bbox)
+    else:
+        m.zoom_all()
+    mapnik.render_to_file(m, output_file)
+
+if len(sys.argv) == 2:
+    render(sys.argv[1], "output.png")
+elif len(sys.argv) == 3:
+    render(sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2])
+elif len(sys.argv) == 5:
+    render(sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2], int(sys.argv[3]), int(sys.argv[4]))
+else:
+    print "usage: %s style_file [output_file] [width height]" % sys.argv[0]
+    sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/fonts/build.py b/fonts/build.py
index 7105188dd..bf47d6bb6 100644
--- a/fonts/build.py
+++ b/fonts/build.py
@@ -22,15 +22,12 @@ import glob
 
 Import('env')
 
-# grab all the deja vu fonts
-includes = glob.glob('*/*/*.ttf')
-
-# grab single unifont ttf (available at http://unifoundry.com/unifont.html)
-includes.extend(glob.glob('unifont*.ttf'))
-
-target_path = env['MAPNIK_FONTS_DEST']
-
-if 'uninstall' not in COMMAND_LINE_TARGETS and not env['SYSTEM_FONTS']:
-    env.Alias(target='install', source=env.Install(target_path, includes))
-
-env['create_uninstall_target'](env, target_path)
\ No newline at end of file
+if not env['SYSTEM_FONTS']:
+    # grab all the deja vu fonts
+    includes = glob.glob('*/*/*.ttf')
+    # grab single unifont ttf (available at http://unifoundry.com/unifont.html)
+    includes.extend(glob.glob('unifont*.ttf'))
+    target_path = env['MAPNIK_FONTS_DEST']
+    if 'uninstall' not in COMMAND_LINE_TARGETS:
+        env.Alias(target='install', source=env.Install(target_path, includes))
+    env['create_uninstall_target'](env, target_path)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/include/mapnik/font_set.hpp b/include/mapnik/font_set.hpp
index 4d0fd79b4..426d60b06 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/font_set.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/font_set.hpp
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ namespace mapnik
 class MAPNIK_DECL font_set
 {
 public:
-    font_set();
     font_set(std::string const& name);
     font_set(font_set const& rhs);
     font_set& operator=(font_set const& rhs);
diff --git a/include/mapnik/text_properties.hpp b/include/mapnik/text_properties.hpp
index 4ef90e659..9e073a8c5 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/text_properties.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/text_properties.hpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <map>
 
 // boost
+#include <boost/optional.hpp>
 #include <boost/property_tree/ptree.hpp>
 #include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
 
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ struct char_properties
     /** Write object to XML ptree. */
     void to_xml(boost::property_tree::ptree &node, bool explicit_defaults, char_properties const& dfl=char_properties()) const;
     std::string face_name;
-    font_set fontset;
+    boost::optional<font_set> fontset;
     double text_size;
     double character_spacing;
     double line_spacing; //Largest total height (fontsize+line_spacing) per line is chosen
diff --git a/include/mapnik/text_symbolizer.hpp b/include/mapnik/text_symbolizer.hpp
index b99f88cff..ad56b8ff5 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/text_symbolizer.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/text_symbolizer.hpp
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ struct MAPNIK_DECL text_symbolizer : public symbolizer_base
     void set_text_size(double size);
     std::string const& get_face_name() const func_deprecated;
     void set_face_name(std::string face_name);
-    font_set const& get_fontset() const func_deprecated;
+    boost::optional<font_set> const& get_fontset() const func_deprecated;
     void set_fontset(font_set const& fset);
     color const& get_fill() const func_deprecated;
     void set_fill(color const& fill);
diff --git a/src/agg/process_raster_symbolizer.cpp b/src/agg/process_raster_symbolizer.cpp
index ec4fdc97a..dbdcc88b7 100644
--- a/src/agg/process_raster_symbolizer.cpp
+++ b/src/agg/process_raster_symbolizer.cpp
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ void agg_renderer<T>::process(raster_symbolizer const& sym,
             raster target(target_ext, target_data);
             scaling_method_e scaling_method = sym.get_scaling_method();
             double filter_radius = sym.calculate_filter_factor();
-            double offset_x = ext.minx() - start_x;
-            double offset_y = ext.miny() - start_y;
             if (!prj_trans.equal())
             {
+                double offset_x = ext.minx() - start_x;
+                double offset_y = ext.miny() - start_y;
                 reproject_and_scale_raster(target, *source, prj_trans,
                                  offset_x, offset_y,
                                  sym.get_mesh_size(),
@@ -80,16 +80,18 @@ void agg_renderer<T>::process(raster_symbolizer const& sym,
             }
             else
             {
-                if (scaling_method == SCALING_BILINEAR8){
-                    scale_image_bilinear8<image_data_32>(target.data_,source->data_, offset_x, offset_y);
-                } else {
+                if (scaling_method == SCALING_BILINEAR8)
+                {
+                    scale_image_bilinear8<image_data_32>(target.data_,source->data_, 0.0, 0.0);
+                } else
+                {
                     double scaling_ratio = ext.width() / source->data_.width();
                     scale_image_agg<image_data_32>(target.data_,
                                                    source->data_,
                                                    scaling_method,
                                                    scaling_ratio,
-                                                   offset_x,
-                                                   offset_y,
+                                                   0.0,
+                                                   0.0,
                                                    filter_radius);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/cairo_renderer.cpp b/src/cairo_renderer.cpp
index 05692819e..c4dade96c 100644
--- a/src/cairo_renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/cairo_renderer.cpp
@@ -1422,10 +1422,10 @@ void cairo_renderer_base::process(raster_symbolizer const& sym,
             raster target(target_ext, target_data);
             scaling_method_e scaling_method = sym.get_scaling_method();
             double filter_radius = sym.calculate_filter_factor();
-            double offset_x = ext.minx() - start_x;
-            double offset_y = ext.miny() - start_y;
             if (!prj_trans.equal())
             {
+                double offset_x = ext.minx() - start_x;
+                double offset_y = ext.miny() - start_y;
                 reproject_and_scale_raster(target, *source, prj_trans,
                                  offset_x, offset_y,
                                  sym.get_mesh_size(),
@@ -1434,16 +1434,18 @@ void cairo_renderer_base::process(raster_symbolizer const& sym,
             }
             else
             {
-                if (scaling_method == SCALING_BILINEAR8){
-                    scale_image_bilinear8<image_data_32>(target.data_,source->data_, offset_x, offset_y);
-                } else {
+                if (scaling_method == SCALING_BILINEAR8)
+                {
+                    scale_image_bilinear8<image_data_32>(target.data_,source->data_, 0.0, 0.0);
+                } else
+                {
                     double scaling_ratio = ext.width() / source->data_.width();
                     scale_image_agg<image_data_32>(target.data_,
                                                    source->data_,
                                                    scaling_method,
                                                    scaling_ratio,
-                                                   offset_x,
-                                                   offset_y,
+                                                   0.0,
+                                                   0.0,
                                                    filter_radius);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/font_engine_freetype.cpp b/src/font_engine_freetype.cpp
index d5e304710..3e895f095 100644
--- a/src/font_engine_freetype.cpp
+++ b/src/font_engine_freetype.cpp
@@ -272,11 +272,11 @@ face_set_ptr face_manager<T>::get_face_set(const font_set &fset)
 }
 
 template <typename T>
-face_set_ptr face_manager<T>::get_face_set(const std::string &name, const font_set &fset)
+face_set_ptr face_manager<T>::get_face_set(const std::string &name, const boost::optional<font_set> &fset)
 {
-    if (fset.size() > 0)
+    if (fset && fset->size() > 0)
     {
-        return get_face_set(fset);
+        return get_face_set(*fset);
     }
     else
     {
diff --git a/src/font_set.cpp b/src/font_set.cpp
index 9fce7b1ef..06daf5b42 100644
--- a/src/font_set.cpp
+++ b/src/font_set.cpp
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@
 
 namespace mapnik
 {
-font_set::font_set()
-    : name_("") {}
 
 font_set::font_set(std::string const& name)
     : name_(name) {}
diff --git a/src/image_scaling.cpp b/src/image_scaling.cpp
index 32b2d6e5c..ab1c00b8b 100644
--- a/src/image_scaling.cpp
+++ b/src/image_scaling.cpp
@@ -264,8 +264,7 @@ void scale_image_agg(Image & target,
                      double ratio)
 {
     typedef agg::pixfmt_rgba32 pixfmt;
-    typedef agg::pixfmt_rgba32_pre pixfmt_pre;
-    typedef agg::renderer_base<pixfmt_pre> renderer_base;
+    typedef agg::renderer_base<pixfmt> renderer_base;
 
     // define some stuff we'll use soon
     agg::rasterizer_scanline_aa<> ras;
@@ -279,9 +278,9 @@ void scale_image_agg(Image & target,
     typedef agg::image_accessor_clone<pixfmt> img_src_type;
     img_src_type img_src(pixf_src);
 
-    // initialise destination AGG buffer (with transparency)
+    // initialize destination AGG buffer (with transparency)
     agg::rendering_buffer rbuf_dst((unsigned char*)target.getBytes(), target.width(), target.height(), target.width() * 4);
-    pixfmt_pre pixf_dst(rbuf_dst);
+    pixfmt pixf_dst(rbuf_dst);
     renderer_base rb_dst(pixf_dst);
     rb_dst.clear(agg::rgba(0, 0, 0, 0));
 
@@ -294,8 +293,8 @@ void scale_image_agg(Image & target,
     interpolator_type interpolator(img_mtx);
 
     // draw an anticlockwise polygon to render our image into
-    double scaled_width = source.width() * image_ratio;
-    double scaled_height = source.height() * image_ratio;
+    double scaled_width = target.width();
+    double scaled_height = target.height();
     ras.reset();
     ras.move_to_d(x_off_f,                y_off_f);
     ras.line_to_d(x_off_f + scaled_width, y_off_f);
diff --git a/src/map.cpp b/src/map.cpp
index 7e4a3f5f8..5c27fd5f0 100644
--- a/src/map.cpp
+++ b/src/map.cpp
@@ -159,6 +159,10 @@ boost::optional<feature_type_style const&> Map::find_style(std::string const& na
 
 bool Map::insert_fontset(std::string const& name, font_set const& fontset)
 {
+    if (fontset.get_name() != name)
+    {
+        throw mapnik::config_error("Fontset name must match the name used to reference it on the map");
+    }
     return fontsets_.insert(make_pair(name, fontset)).second;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/processed_text.cpp b/src/processed_text.cpp
index caaa31679..ab27f375f 100644
--- a/src/processed_text.cpp
+++ b/src/processed_text.cpp
@@ -65,22 +65,22 @@ string_info &processed_text::get_string_info()
         face_set_ptr faces = font_manager_.get_face_set(p.face_name, p.fontset);
         if (faces->size() == 0)
         {
-            if (!p.fontset.get_name().empty())
+            if (p.fontset && !p.fontset->get_name().empty())
             {
-                if (p.fontset.size())
+                if (p.fontset->size())
                 {
                     if (!p.face_name.empty())
                     {
-                        throw config_error("Unable to find specified font face '" + p.face_name + "' in font set: '" + p.fontset.get_name() + "'");
+                        throw config_error("Unable to find specified font face '" + p.face_name + "' in font set: '" + p.fontset->get_name() + "'");
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        throw config_error("No valid font face could be loaded for font set: '" + p.fontset.get_name() + "'");
+                        throw config_error("No valid font face could be loaded for font set: '" + p.fontset->get_name() + "'");
                     }
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    throw config_error("Font set '" + p.fontset.get_name() + "' does not contain any Font face-name entries");           
+                    throw config_error("Font set '" + p.fontset->get_name() + "' does not contain any Font face-name entries");
                 }
             }
             else if (!p.face_name.empty())
diff --git a/src/text_properties.cpp b/src/text_properties.cpp
index af057ed9b..be89847f7 100644
--- a/src/text_properties.cpp
+++ b/src/text_properties.cpp
@@ -367,11 +367,11 @@ void char_properties::from_xml(xml_node const& sym, fontset_map const& fontsets)
             throw config_error("Unable to find any fontset named '" + *fontset_name_ + "'", sym);
         }
     }
-    if (!face_name.empty() && !fontset.get_name().empty())
+    if (!face_name.empty() && fontset)
     {
         throw config_error("Can't have both face-name and fontset-name", sym);
     }
-    if (face_name.empty() && fontset.get_name().empty())
+    if (face_name.empty() && !fontset)
     {
         throw config_error("Must have face-name or fontset-name", sym);
     }
@@ -379,11 +379,9 @@ void char_properties::from_xml(xml_node const& sym, fontset_map const& fontsets)
 
 void char_properties::to_xml(boost::property_tree::ptree &node, bool explicit_defaults, char_properties const &dfl) const
 {
-    std::string const& fontset_name = fontset.get_name();
-    std::string const& dfl_fontset_name = dfl.fontset.get_name();
-    if (fontset_name != dfl_fontset_name || explicit_defaults)
+    if (fontset)
     {
-        set_attr(node, "fontset-name", fontset_name);
+        set_attr(node, "fontset-name", fontset->get_name());
     }
 
     if (face_name != dfl.face_name || explicit_defaults)
diff --git a/src/text_symbolizer.cpp b/src/text_symbolizer.cpp
index 4e21252c2..343ae1304 100644
--- a/src/text_symbolizer.cpp
+++ b/src/text_symbolizer.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ void text_symbolizer::set_fontset(font_set const& fontset)
     placement_options_->defaults.format->fontset = fontset;
 }
 
-font_set const& text_symbolizer::get_fontset() const
+boost::optional<font_set> const& text_symbolizer::get_fontset() const
 {
     return placement_options_->defaults.format->fontset;
 }
diff --git a/src/warp.cpp b/src/warp.cpp
index ee0dc6a05..b1c135f26 100644
--- a/src/warp.cpp
+++ b/src/warp.cpp
@@ -78,8 +78,6 @@ void reproject_and_scale_raster(raster & target, raster const& source,
     typedef agg::pixfmt_rgba32 pixfmt;
     typedef pixfmt::color_type color_type;
     typedef agg::renderer_base<pixfmt> renderer_base;
-    typedef agg::pixfmt_rgba32_pre pixfmt_pre;
-    typedef agg::renderer_base<pixfmt_pre> renderer_base_pre;
 
     agg::rasterizer_scanline_aa<> rasterizer;
     agg::scanline_u8  scanline;
@@ -87,8 +85,8 @@ void reproject_and_scale_raster(raster & target, raster const& source,
                               target.data_.width(),
                               target.data_.height(),
                               target.data_.width()*4);
-    pixfmt_pre pixf_pre(buf);
-    renderer_base_pre rb_pre(pixf_pre);
+    pixfmt pixf(buf);
+    renderer_base rb(pixf);
     rasterizer.clip_box(0, 0, target.data_.width(), target.data_.height());
     agg::rendering_buffer buf_tile(
         (unsigned char*)source.data_.getData(),
@@ -178,13 +176,13 @@ void reproject_and_scale_raster(raster & target, raster const& source,
                         <img_accessor_type, interpolator_type>
                         span_gen_type;
                     span_gen_type sg(ia, interpolator);
-                    agg::render_scanlines_aa(rasterizer, scanline, rb_pre,
+                    agg::render_scanlines_aa(rasterizer, scanline, rb,
                                              sa, sg);
                 } else {
                     typedef mapnik::span_image_resample_rgba_affine
                         <img_accessor_type> span_gen_type;
                     span_gen_type sg(ia, interpolator, filter);
-                    agg::render_scanlines_aa(rasterizer, scanline, rb_pre,
+                    agg::render_scanlines_aa(rasterizer, scanline, rb,
                                              sa, sg);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/tests/data/good_maps/raster-nodata-edge.xml b/tests/data/good_maps/raster-nodata-edge.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ce2a93425
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/good_maps/raster-nodata-edge.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE Map[]>
+<Map srs="+proj=merc +a=6378137 +b=6378137 +lat_ts=0.0 +lon_0=0.0 +x_0=0.0 +y_0=0.0 +k=1.0 +units=m +nadgrids=@null +wktext +no_defs +over" background-color="#F0CCAC">
+
+<Style name="style" >
+  <Rule>
+    <RasterSymbolizer opacity="1" />
+  </Rule>
+</Style>
+<Layer name="raster"
+  srs="+proj=merc +a=6378137 +b=6378137 +lat_ts=0.0 +lon_0=0.0 +x_0=0.0 +y_0=0.0 +k=1.0 +units=m +nadgrids=@null +wktext +no_defs +over">
+    <StyleName>style</StyleName>
+    <Datasource>
+       <!-- https://github.com/mapnik/mapnik/issues/1471 -->
+       <Parameter name="file">../raster/nodata-edge.tif</Parameter>
+       <Parameter name="type">gdal</Parameter>
+    </Datasource>
+  </Layer>
+
+</Map>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/data/raster/nodata-edge.tif b/tests/data/raster/nodata-edge.tif
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d3bd7e469
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diff --git a/tests/python_tests/fontset_test.py b/tests/python_tests/fontset_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4db8ca73c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/python_tests/fontset_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+from nose.tools import *
+from utilities import execution_path
+
+import os, mapnik
+
+def setup():
+    # All of the paths used are relative, if we run the tests
+    # from another directory we need to chdir()
+    os.chdir(execution_path('.'))
+
+def test_loading_fontset_from_map():
+    m = mapnik.Map(256,256)
+    mapnik.load_map(m,'../data/good_maps/fontset.xml',True)
+    fs = m.find_fontset('book-fonts')
+    eq_(len(fs.names),2)
+    eq_(list(fs.names),['DejaVu Sans Book','DejaVu Sans Oblique'])
+
+def test_loading_fontset_from_python():
+    m = mapnik.Map(256,256)
+    fset = mapnik.FontSet('foo')
+    fset.add_face_name('Comic Sans')
+    fset.add_face_name('Papyrus')
+    eq_(fset.name,'foo')
+    fset.name = 'my-set'
+    eq_(fset.name,'my-set')
+    m.append_fontset('my-set', fset)
+    sty = mapnik.Style()
+    rule = mapnik.Rule()
+    tsym = mapnik.TextSymbolizer()
+    eq_(tsym.fontset,None)
+    tsym.fontset = fset
+    rule.symbols.append(tsym)
+    sty.rules.append(rule)
+    m.append_style('Style',sty)
+    serialized_map = mapnik.save_map_to_string(m)
+    eq_('fontset-name="my-set"' in serialized_map,True)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    setup()
+    [eval(run)() for run in dir() if 'test_' in run]
diff --git a/tests/python_tests/images/support/mapnik-merc2merc-reprojection-render1.png b/tests/python_tests/images/support/mapnik-merc2merc-reprojection-render1.png
index d6ce5776e..59726ad0d 100644
Binary files a/tests/python_tests/images/support/mapnik-merc2merc-reprojection-render1.png and b/tests/python_tests/images/support/mapnik-merc2merc-reprojection-render1.png differ
diff --git a/tests/python_tests/images/support/raster-nodata-edge.png b/tests/python_tests/images/support/raster-nodata-edge.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d3430199f
Binary files /dev/null and b/tests/python_tests/images/support/raster-nodata-edge.png differ
diff --git a/tests/python_tests/map_query_test.py b/tests/python_tests/map_query_test.py
index 4d37ff358..7e616d3aa 100644
--- a/tests/python_tests/map_query_test.py
+++ b/tests/python_tests/map_query_test.py
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ if 'shape' in mapnik.DatasourceCache.plugin_names():
         # caution - will go square due to evil aspect_fix_mode backhandedness
         m.zoom_all()
         #mapnik.render_to_file(m,'works2.png')
-        # valid that aspec_fix_mode modified the bbox
-        eq_(m.envelope(),mapnik.Box2d(-179.999999975,-179.999999975,179.999999975,179.999999975))
+        # validate that aspect_fix_mode modified the bbox reasonably
+        eq_(str(m.envelope()),str(mapnik.Box2d(-179.999999975,-167.951396161,179.999999975,192.048603789)))
         fs = m.query_point(0,-98.9264, 38.1432) # somewhere in kansas
         feat = fs.next()
         eq_(feat.attributes['NAME'],u'United States')
@@ -96,11 +96,11 @@ if 'shape' in mapnik.DatasourceCache.plugin_names():
         m.maximum_extent = wgs84_bounds
         # caution - will go square due to evil aspect_fix_mode backhandedness
         m.zoom_all()
-        # valid that aspec_fix_mode modified the bbox
-        eq_(m.envelope(),mapnik.Box2d(-179.999999975,-179.999999975,179.999999975,179.999999975))
-        fs = m.query_map_point(0,55,100) # somewhere in middle of us
+        # validate that aspect_fix_mode modified the bbox reasonably
+        eq_(str(m.envelope()),str(mapnik.Box2d(-179.999999975,-167.951396161,179.999999975,192.048603789)))
+        fs = m.query_map_point(0,55,100) # somewhere in Canada
         feat = fs.next()
-        eq_(feat.attributes['NAME'],u'United States')
+        eq_(feat.attributes['NAME'],u'Canada')
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     setup()
diff --git a/tests/python_tests/object_test.py b/tests/python_tests/object_test.py
index 7884322de..372ecde76 100644
--- a/tests/python_tests/object_test.py
+++ b/tests/python_tests/object_test.py
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ def test_shield_symbolizer_init():
     # 11c34b1: default transform list is empty, not identity matrix
     eq_(s.transform, '')
 
-    eq_(len(s.fontset.names), 0)
+    eq_(s.fontset, None)
 
 # ShieldSymbolizer missing image file
 # images paths are now PathExpressions are evaluated at runtime
diff --git a/tests/python_tests/raster_alpha_test.py b/tests/python_tests/raster_alpha_test.py
index af1822e5e..4346b0d2e 100644
--- a/tests/python_tests/raster_alpha_test.py
+++ b/tests/python_tests/raster_alpha_test.py
@@ -36,6 +36,20 @@ if 'gdal' in mapnik.DatasourceCache.plugin_names():
         expected_im = mapnik.Image.open(expected)
         eq_(im.tostring(),expected_im.tostring(), 'failed comparing actual (%s) and expected(%s)' % (actual,'tests/python_tests/'+ expected))
 
+    # there should be no gray edges on raster
+    # https://github.com/mapnik/mapnik/issues/1471
+    def test_edge_scaling_with_nodata():
+        m = mapnik.Map(600,400)
+        mapnik.load_map(m,'../data/good_maps/raster-nodata-edge.xml')
+        m.zoom_all()
+        actual = '/tmp/mapnik-raster-nodata-edge.png'
+        expected = 'images/support/raster-nodata-edge.png'
+        im = mapnik.Image(m.width,m.height)
+        mapnik.render(m,im)
+        im.save(actual)
+        expected_im = mapnik.Image.open(expected)
+        eq_(im.tostring(),expected_im.tostring(), 'failed comparing actual (%s) and expected(%s)' % (actual,'tests/python_tests/'+ expected))
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     setup()
diff --git a/tests/python_tests/test_fontset.py b/tests/python_tests/test_fontset.py
deleted file mode 100644
index ec44a103d..000000000
--- a/tests/python_tests/test_fontset.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
-from nose.tools import *
-from utilities import execution_path
-
-import os, mapnik
-
-def setup():
-    # All of the paths used are relative, if we run the tests
-    # from another directory we need to chdir()
-    os.chdir(execution_path('.'))
-
-def test_loading_fontset_from_map():
-    m = mapnik.Map(256,256)
-    mapnik.load_map(m,'../data/good_maps/fontset.xml',True)
-    fs = m.find_fontset('book-fonts')
-    eq_(len(fs.names),2)
-    eq_(list(fs.names),['DejaVu Sans Book','DejaVu Sans Oblique'])
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    setup()
-    [eval(run)() for run in dir() if 'test_' in run]