This gist demonstrates how to use OpenSeadragon in order to show a high resolution image with a zoom and pan control.
Images must be transformed in a specific tile format in order to be shown. OpenSeadragon supports DZI, TMS and IIIF.
In this gist MagickSlicer has been used in order to convert this Wikimedia Commons image to DZI format.
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