<!-- Begin
// create an array of image file names                      
var imgs = new Array ( "pictures/shoplm.jpg", "pictures/map1.jpg", "pictures/map1a.jpg", "pictures/shop.jpg", "pictures/map2.jpg", "pictures/map2a.jpg" );

// preload all the images

var preload = new Array();                             

for( var i = 1; i < imgs.length; i++ )
{                                            
  preload[i] = new Image();           
  preload[i].src = imgs[i];                                     
}

// End -->