If you're willing to use HTML syntax, you can design something pretty close using http://angularplasmid.vixis.com. It's free, open-source, and comes with plenty of examples of how to create what you're looking for. See below for examples:

The best-known software for this kind of task is commercial, namely DNASTAR's Lasergene Seqbuilder and Invitrogen's Vector NTI.

Free alternatives are e.g. Serial Cloner or the open-source software GENtle.

This is probably not what you are looking for, but if you want a hands on coding solution, Biopython's Genome Diagram can do something a bit like that. There is a basic example in the Tutorial.

SnapGene Viewer will do the trick.

You got the free Web interface MGV2 which I find really easy to use and gives nice pics. Login as "guest" to give it a try

PlasMapper does a pretty good job too

I'm surprised Circos hasn't been mentioned so far. The microbial genome recipe could be a good starting point.

Late to the post but........A great, but unfortunately paid option is Geneious. I used that in my thesis to make beautiful plasmid maps.

Use Mendelgen and it will look even better than the image you shared. Here's an example in and .

Gene Construction Kit® (GCK) is a useful tool for plasmid mapping, cloning simulation, and DNA analysis. It has been consistently reviewed as being one of the easiest to use applications for simulating multi-step cloning operations, and offers extensive flexibility in the graphical formatting of DNA sequences - and - generating those colorful, customized plasmid maps seen in publications. You can easily copy and paste graphical maps from GCK to image editing programs, or even create hi-res PDF (Mac) or XPS (Win) exports from within the program.

It's been around since the mid-90's, and was one of, if not "the very first software" for performing these types of graphical manipulations of DNA sequence data.

More information, and a free demo version is available from the website: http://www.textco.com

Check it out!

Another great free alternative is Genome Compiler.

Try WebDSV, it is a free web app, cross-platform, no registration needed, GenBank file format compatible.

Sapio Sciences Exemplar Electronic Lab Notebook bronze edition is free to academics and is a full featured ELN.