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Google Maps – simple tutorial

Posted on April 15, 2008 - Filed Under Google Maps, howto, JavaScript

I have translated Google Maps tutorial, which I wrote last Year for my Polish blog. Since it was based on stable API version, and is targeted to Google Maps API newbies, so it is still valid.

I hope it will be useful for some people – if You need to know how to start using Google Maps API – read my introduction.

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