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+import Map from '../src/ol/Map.js';
+import WebGLMap from '../src/ol/WebGLMap.js';
+import View from '../src/ol/View.js';
+import TileLayer from '../src/ol/layer/Tile.js';
+import WebGLTileLayer from '../src/ol/layer/WebGLTile.js';
+import OSM from '../src/ol/source/OSM.js';
+
+const layer = new TileLayer({
+  source: new OSM()
+});
+
+const webGLLayer = new WebGLTileLayer({
+  source: new OSM()
+});
+
+const view = new View({
+  center: [0, 0],
+  zoom: 1
+});
+
+const map1 = new Map({
+  target: 'canvasMap',
+  layers: [layer],
+  view: view
+});
+
+const map2 = new WebGLMap({
+  target: 'webglMap',
+  layers: [webGLLayer],
+  view: view
+});