if (document.images)
{
  pic1= new Image(375,300); 
  pic1.src="images/map.over.austria.gif"; 
		
  pic2= new Image(375,300); 
  pic2.src="images/map.over.belgium.gif"; 
		
  pic3= new Image(375,300); 
  pic3.src="images/map.over.czech.gif"; 
		
  pic4= new Image(375,300); 
  pic4.src="images/map.over.france.gif"; 
		
  pic5= new Image(375,300); 
  pic5.src="images/map.over.germany.gif"; 
		
  pic6= new Image(375,300); 
  pic6.src="images/map.over.hungary.gif"; 
		
  pic7= new Image(375,300); 
  pic7.src="images/map.over.ireland.gif"; 
		
  pic8= new Image(375,300); 
  pic8.src="images/map.over.italy.gif"; 
		
  pic9= new Image(375,300); 
  pic9.src="images/map.over.netherlands.gif"; 
		
  pic10= new Image(375,300); 
  pic10.src="images/map.over.poland.gif"; 
		
  pic11= new Image(375,300); 
  pic11.src="images/map.over.russia.gif"; 
		
  pic12= new Image(375,300); 
  pic12.src="images/map.over.spain.gif"; 
		
  pic13= new Image(375,300); 
  pic13.src="images/map.over.sweden.gif"; 
		
  pic14= new Image(375,300); 
  pic14.src="images/map.over.switzerland.gif"; 
		
  pic15= new Image(375,300); 
  pic15.src="images/map.over.turkey.gif"; 
		
  pic16= new Image(375,300); 
  pic16.src="images/map.over.uk.gif"; 

  pic17= new Image(375,300); 
  pic17.src="images/map.over.norway.gif"; 

  pic18= new Image(375,300); 
  pic18.src="images/map.over.luxembourg.gif"; 
}