Peel me a Grape :: We make things work

Not too long ago Google launched static maps which will generate an single image of the map you want. This rocks! so often one wants to just show a particular view of a map - without the overhead of loading the entire Google Maps UI.

I was curious about how to convert a static map into a normal Google Map - perhaps 95% of the time I wouldn't be interested in browsing or changing a map - but want that option if needs be.

Den Odell points out an example of how to load Google Maps javascript on demand - by inserting a script tag into the DOM, and using the callback parameter to specify a function to call when the script is loaded.

Here's a quick example converting a simple static map. (go here if map isn't loading - key used in example is only valid the articles main page.)

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