diff --git a/src/api/map.js b/src/api/map.js
index 72390f61b6..5e2c9dcec5 100644
--- a/src/api/map.js
+++ b/src/api/map.js
@@ -20,8 +20,14 @@ ol.map = function(opt_arg){
 
     /** @type {ol.Loc|undefined} */
     var center;
+    /** @type {number|undefined} */
+    var zoom;
+    /** @type {number|undefined} */
+    var numZoomLevels;
     var target;
     
+    var map = new ol.Map();
+    
     if (arguments.length == 1) {
         if (opt_arg instanceof ol.Map) {
             return opt_arg;
@@ -31,6 +37,15 @@ ol.map = function(opt_arg){
                 var config = opt_arg;
                 if (goog.isDef(config.center)) {
                     center = ol.loc(config.center);
+                    map.setCenter(center);
+                }
+                if (goog.isDef(config.zoom)) {
+                    zoom = config.zoom;
+                    map.setZoom(zoom);
+                }
+                if (goog.isDef(config.numZoomLevels)) {
+                    numZoomLevels = config.numZoomLevels;
+                    map.setNumZoomLevels(numZoomLevels);
                 }
                 if (goog.isDef(config.target)) {
                     target = config.target;
@@ -41,15 +56,13 @@ ol.map = function(opt_arg){
             }
     }
     
-    var map = new ol.Map();
-    
     return map;
     
 };
 
 /**
- * @param {ol.LocLike=} opt_arg
- * @returns {ol.Map|ol.Loc|undefined} Map center.
+ * @param {ol.LocLike=} opt_arg Get or set the map center.
+ * @returns {ol.Map|ol.Loc|undefined} The map center, or the map on set.
  */
 ol.Map.prototype.center = function(opt_arg) {
     if (arguments.length == 1 && goog.isDef(opt_arg)) {
@@ -58,3 +71,39 @@ ol.Map.prototype.center = function(opt_arg) {
         return this.getCenter();
     }
 };
+
+/**
+ * @param {number|undefined} opt_arg Get or set the current zoom level.
+ * @returns {ol.Map|number|undefined} current zoom level on get or the map.
+ */
+ol.Map.prototype.zoom = function(opt_arg) {
+    if (arguments.length == 1 && goog.isDef(opt_arg)) {
+        return this.setZoom(opt_arg);
+    } else {
+        return this.getZoom();
+    }
+};
+
+/**
+ * @param {ol.Projection|string|undefined} opt_arg Get or set the map projection.
+ * @returns {ol.Map|number|undefined} the current zoom level, or the map on set.
+ */
+ol.Map.prototype.projection = function(opt_arg) {
+    if (arguments.length == 1 && goog.isDef(opt_arg)) {
+        return this.setZoom(opt_arg);
+    } else {
+        return this.getZoom();
+    }
+};
+
+/**
+ * @param {number|undefined} opt_arg Get or set the number of zoom levels.
+ * @returns {ol.Map|number|undefined} the number of zoom levels, or the map on set.
+ */
+ol.Map.prototype.numZoomLevels = function(opt_arg) {
+    if (arguments.length == 1 && goog.isDef(opt_arg)) {
+        return this.setNumZoomLevels(opt_arg);
+    } else {
+        return this.getNumZoomLevels();
+    }
+};
diff --git a/src/ol/Map.js b/src/ol/Map.js
index e5e847f366..2369b11c95 100644
--- a/src/ol/Map.js
+++ b/src/ol/Map.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ ol.Map = function() {
      * @private
      * @type {ol.Loc}
      */
-    this.location_ = new ol.Loc(0, 0);
+    this.center_ = new ol.Loc(0, 0);
 
     /**
      * @private
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ ol.Map = function() {
      */
     this.zoom_ = 0;
 
+    /**
+     * @private
+     * @type {number}
+     */
+    this.numZoomLevels_ = 22;
+
 };
 
 
@@ -55,6 +61,14 @@ ol.Map.prototype.getZoom = function() {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @return {number} number of zoom levels.
+ */
+ol.Map.prototype.getNumZoomLevels = function() {
+    return this.numZoomLevels_;
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @param {ol.Loc} center Center.
  * @return {ol.Map} This.
@@ -83,3 +97,13 @@ ol.Map.prototype.setZoom = function(zoom) {
     this.zoom_ = zoom;
     return this;
 };
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {number} nZoom Zoom.
+ * @return {ol.Map} This.
+ */
+ol.Map.prototype.setNumZoomLevels = function(nZoom) {
+    this.numZoomLevels_ = nZoom;
+    return this;
+};