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This example creates a ground overlay on top of a map.
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TypeScript// This example uses a GroundOverlay to place an image on the map // showing an antique map of Newark, NJ. let historicalOverlay; function initMap(): void { const map = new google.maps.Map( document.getElementById("map") as HTMLElement, { zoom: 13, center: { lat: 40.74, lng: -74.18 }, } ); const imageBounds = { north: 40.773941, south: 40.712216, east: -74.12544, west: -74.22655, }; historicalOverlay = new google.maps.GroundOverlay( "https://storage.googleapis.com/geo-devrel-public-buckets/newark_nj_1922-661x516.jpeg", imageBounds ); historicalOverlay.setMap(map); } declare global { interface Window { initMap: () => void; } } window.initMap = initMap;Note: Read the guide on using TypeScript and Google Maps. JavaScript
// This example uses a GroundOverlay to place an image on the map // showing an antique map of Newark, NJ. let historicalOverlay; function initMap() { const map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), { zoom: 13, center: { lat: 40.74, lng: -74.18 }, }); const imageBounds = { north: 40.773941, south: 40.712216, east: -74.12544, west: -74.22655, }; historicalOverlay = new google.maps.GroundOverlay( "https://storage.googleapis.com/geo-devrel-public-buckets/newark_nj_1922-661x516.jpeg", imageBounds, ); historicalOverlay.setMap(map); } window.initMap = initMap;Note: The JavaScript is compiled from the TypeScript snippet. CSS
/* * Always set the map height explicitly to define the size of the div element * that contains the map. */ #map { height: 100%; } /* * Optional: Makes the sample page fill the window. */ html, body { height: 100%; margin: 0; padding: 0; }HTML
<html> <head> <title>Ground Overlays</title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./style.css" /> <script type="module" src="./index.js"></script> </head> <body> <div id="map"></div> <!-- The `defer` attribute causes the script to execute after the full HTML document has been parsed. For non-blocking uses, avoiding race conditions, and consistent behavior across browsers, consider loading using Promises. See https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/load-maps-js-api for more information. --> <script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=AIzaSyB41DRUbKWJHPxaFjMAwdrzWzbVKartNGg&callback=initMap&v=weekly" defer ></script> </body> </html>Try Sample Clone Sample
Git and Node.js are required to run this sample locally. Follow these instructions to install Node.js and NPM. The following commands clone, install dependencies and start the sample application.
git clone -b sample-groundoverlay-simple https://github.com/googlemaps/js-samples.git
cd js-samples
npm i
npm start
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git checkout sample-SAMPLE_NAME
npm i
npm start
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Last updated 2025-08-14 UTC.
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