import { GeoreferencedMap2 } from './types.js';
/**
 * Parses a Georeference Annotation or an Annotation Page containing multiple Georeference Annotations
 * and returns an array of Georeferenced Maps.
 * @param {Annotation | AnnotationPage} annotation - Georeference Annotation or Annotation Page containing multiple Georeference Annotations
 * @returns {Map[]} Array of maps
 * @example
 * ```js
 * import fs from 'fs'
 * import { parseAnnotation } from '@allmaps/annotation'
 *
 * const annotation = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('./examples/annotation.example.json'))
 * const maps = parseAnnotation(annotation)
 * ```
 */
export declare function parseAnnotation(annotation: unknown): GeoreferencedMap2[];