Static map with geo-viewport

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Use geo-viewport to find a zoom level and centerpoint to display a static map.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset=utf-8 />
<title>Static map with geo-viewport</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>

<!-- create a placeholder for this static map -->
<img id='static-map'></div>

<!-- include the geo-viewport plugin -->
<script src='https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox.js/plugins/geo-viewport/v0.1.1/geo-viewport.js'></script>

<script>
L.mapbox.accessToken = '<your access token here>';
// This is an example using geo-viewport. See the full docs for full details
// https://github.com/mapbox/geo-viewport

// A bounding box in west, south, east, north order.
var bounds = [
    5.668343999999995,
    45.111511000000014,
    5.852471999999996,
    45.26800200000002
];

// The size of the desired map.
var size = [750, 400];

// Calculate a zoom level and centerpoint for this map.
var vp = geoViewport.viewport(bounds, size);

// Construct a static map url
// https://docs.mapbox.com/api/maps/#static
document.getElementById('static-map').src =
    'https://api.mapbox.com/styles/v1/mapbox/streets-v11/static/' +
    vp.center.join(',') + ',' +
    vp.zoom + '/' +
    size.join('x') +
    '?access_token=' + L.mapbox.accessToken;
</script>

to create your own custom map and use it in this example.

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