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Simple Zoom Controls

Add zoom controls to a map
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset=utf-8 />
<title>Simple Zoom Controls</title>
  <script src='http://api.tiles.mapbox.com/mapbox.js/v0.6.7/mapbox.js'></script>
  <link href='http://api.tiles.mapbox.com/mapbox.js/v0.6.7/mapbox.css' rel='stylesheet' />
  <style>
    body { margin:0; padding:0; }
    #map { position:absolute; top:0; bottom:0; width:100%; }
  </style>
</head>
<body>
<div id='map'></div>
<script>
    var map = mapbox.map('map');
    map.addLayer(mapbox.layer().id('examples.map-zgrqqx0w'));
    map.ui.zoomer.add();
    map.ui.zoombox.add();
    map.ui.attribution.add()
        .content('<a href="http://mapbox.com/about/maps">Terms &amp; Feedback</a>');
    map.zoom(3);
</script>
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