function initialize() {

        var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("homemaps"));
        map.setCenter(new GLatLng(52.19047,5.416431), 14);

			icon = new GIcon();
			icon.image = "http://gmaps-utility-library.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/markermanager/release/examples/images/house.png";
			icon.iconSize = new GSize({width: 25, height : 25});
			icon.iconAnchor = new GPoint(25 , 25);
			icon.shadow = "http://gmaps-utility-library.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/markermanager/release/examples/images/house.png"
			icon.shadowSize = new GSize({width: 25, height : 25});

		map.addOverlay(new GMarker(new GLatLng(52.188119,5.426018), { icon:icon }));
		map.addControl(new GSmallZoomControl3D());
}