By the way; with fetches like
http://demo.asemantics.com//wms/asf/?request=GetMap&styles=default&layers=comloc&bbox=-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.0&SRS=EPSG:4326&TRANSPARENT=TRUE&width=738&height=369&format=image/png&version=1.1
you can simply fetch (part of) the world, as a jpeg/gif/png, transparant
or not; and overlay them over your own images. This can be fun for on
your own web page.
Params (see http://www.opengis.org/techno/specs/01-068r3.pdf) in short:
request GetMap get a map
layers comloc See list in GetCapabilities
bbox minx,miny,maxx,maxy lat/lon box
srs EPSG:432 projection
transparent true | false suitable for overlaying
width 400 pixels
height 500 pixels
&format image/png,jpeg,gif Image mime type
Dw
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