function doMapSrc(mapName){
				var mapObj = document.getElementById("map");
				mapObj.src = "/ts/images/map/maps_overview_" + mapName + ".gif";
			}
			
			var mapNameArray = new Array();
			
			mapNameArray[0]	= "maps_overview_final.gif";
			mapNameArray[1] = "maps_overview_veneto.gif";
			mapNameArray[2] = "maps_overview_liguria.gif";
			mapNameArray[3] = "maps_overview_toscana.gif";
			mapNameArray[4] = "maps_overview_umbria.gif";
			mapNameArray[5] = "maps_overview_lazio.gif";
			mapNameArray[6] = "maps_overview_amalfi.gif";
			mapNameArray[7] = "maps_overview_apulia.gif";
			mapNameArray[8] = "maps_overview_sicilia.gif";
			mapNameArray[9] = "maps_overview_sardinia.gif";
			mapNameArray[10] = "maps_overview_basilicata.gif";
			
			//load all the above maps
			var imageArray = new Array();
			for(var i = 0; i < mapNameArray.length; i = i + 1){
//				imageArray[i] = new Image();
//				imageArray[i].src = "/ts/images/map/" + mapNameArray[i];
				imageArray[i] = new Asset.image('/ts/images/map/' + mapNameArray[i]);

			}//end for


			//load the flash flip-book
			window.addEvent('domready', function() {
			
		    if (Swiff.getVersion() >= 8) {
			
					var flashObj = new Swiff('/ts/pageflip_loader.swf', {
						id: 'pageflip_loader',
						container: $('flashcontent'),
						width: 580,
						height: 283,
						version: 8,
						params: {
							quality: 'best',
							menu: 'false',
							scale: 'noscale',
							wmode: 'transparent'
						},
						vars: {
				        	StartWith: 'w_public'
				        }
					});
					//don't use setStyle because IE ignored it
					flashObj.style.position = 'relative';
					flashObj.style.top = '-55px';
					flashObj.style.zIndex = '1';
				}
			
			});