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Leaflet-MiniMap

Display a smaller navigable map using the Leaflet-MiniMap plugin.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset=utf-8 />
<title>Leaflet-MiniMap</title>
<meta name='viewport' content='initial-scale=1,maximum-scale=1,user-scalable=no' />
<script src='https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox.js/v3.3.1/mapbox.js'></script>
<link href='https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox.js/v3.3.1/mapbox.css' rel='stylesheet' />
<style>
  body { margin:0; padding:0; }
  #map { position:absolute; top:0; bottom:0; width:100%; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<script src='https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox.js/plugins/leaflet-minimap/v1.0.0/Control.MiniMap.js'></script>
<link href='https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox.js/plugins/leaflet-minimap/v1.0.0/Control.MiniMap.css' rel='stylesheet' />

<div id='map'></div>

<script>
L.mapbox.accessToken = '<your access token here>';
  var mapboxTiles = L.tileLayer('https://api.mapbox.com/styles/v1/mapbox/streets-v11/tiles/{z}/{x}/{y}?access_token=' + L.mapbox.accessToken, {
         attribution: '© <a href="https://www.mapbox.com/feedback/">Mapbox</a> © <a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright">OpenStreetMap</a>'
  });

  var mapboxTiles2 = L.tileLayer('https://api.mapbox.com/styles/v1/mapbox/streets-v11/tiles/{z}/{x}/{y}?access_token=' + L.mapbox.accessToken, {
         attribution: '© <a href="https://www.mapbox.com/feedback/">Mapbox</a> © <a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright">OpenStreetMap</a>'
  });

  var bigMap = mapboxTiles;
    
  var map = L.map('map')
    .addLayer(bigMap)
    .setView([0, 0], 2);
    
  var littleMap = mapboxTiles2;

  var miniMap = new L.Control.MiniMap(littleMap).addTo(map);
</script>
to create your own custom map and use it in this example.
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