currently planning to create a dotted map of the world - any ideas here

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dear Pixlab



IF i download the map and open it in GIMP i only get 500 x 500 px format 

why is this so?

see what i try to download: 


https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:..._dots).svg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c..._dots).svg

see your image - of the import - in posging #17

https://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-curren...4#pid36844

   


see what i have got - when i try to open
   

why is this so!?

what do i need to do if i want to get the original size  .- as you  do here?