Usemap error - extra white space after image -solved: <area shape> must be inline

<img src="images/shop_top.jpg" width="1022" height="259" border="0" usemap="#Map">
<map name="Map"><area shape="rect" coords="251,147,435,252" href="http://www.example.html">
<img src="images/shop_mid.jpg" width="1022" height="3250">

<img src="images/shop_top.jpg" width="1022" height="259" border="0" usemap="#Map"><map name="Map"><area shape="rect" coords="251,147,435,252" href="http://www.example.html">
<img src="images/shop_mid.jpg" width="1022" height="3250">

When using image hotspots, if the &lt;area shape= "rect" is not IMMEDIATELY after the &lt;map name="Map"&gt;, then FF adds a white space (white horizontal line) after the image. White space shows between shop_top.jpg and shop_mid.jpg: <pre><nowiki><img src="images/shop_top.jpg" width="1022" height="259" border="0" usemap="#Map"> <map name="Map"><area shape="rect" coords="251,147,435,252" href="http://www.example.html"> <img src="images/shop_mid.jpg" width="1022" height="3250"></nowiki></pre> Images are touching vertically (no space in between): <pre><nowiki><img src="images/shop_top.jpg" width="1022" height="259" border="0" usemap="#Map"><map name="Map"><area shape="rect" coords="251,147,435,252" href="http://www.example.html"> <img src="images/shop_mid.jpg" width="1022" height="3250"></nowiki></pre>