diff --git a/app/src/components/wms/WmsEndpoint.vue b/app/src/components/wms/WmsEndpoint.vue
index a7be97c..a5a7992 100644
--- a/app/src/components/wms/WmsEndpoint.vue
+++ b/app/src/components/wms/WmsEndpoint.vue
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@
     <div v-if="loading">Loading...</div>
     <div v-if="loaded">
       <InfoList :info="endpoint.getServiceInfo()"></InfoList>
-      <ItemsTree :items="endpoint.getLayers()" style="min-height: 200px">
+      <ItemsTree
+        :items="endpoint.getLayers()"
+        style="min-height: 200px; max-height: 400px; overflow: auto"
+      >
         <template v-slot="{ item }">
           <div :title="item.abstract">
             <template v-if="item.name">
@@ -33,7 +36,7 @@
       <WmsLayerInfo
         v-if="selectedLayer"
         :layer="selectedLayer"
-        :endpoint-url="url"
+        :endpoint="endpoint"
       ></WmsLayerInfo>
     </div>
     <div v-if="error">Error: {{ error }}</div>
diff --git a/app/src/components/wms/WmsLayerInfo.vue b/app/src/components/wms/WmsLayerInfo.vue
index 982da0a..5fc78d3 100644
--- a/app/src/components/wms/WmsLayerInfo.vue
+++ b/app/src/components/wms/WmsLayerInfo.vue
@@ -31,13 +31,15 @@
 
 <script>
 import InfoList from '../presentation/InfoList.vue';
+
 export default {
   name: 'WmsLayerInfo',
   components: { InfoList },
   props: {
     /** @type {{ new(): WmsLayerFull}} */
     layer: Object,
-    endpointUrl: String,
+    /** @type {{ new(): WmsEndpoint}} */
+    endpoint: Object,
   },
   data: () => ({
     selectedStyle: '',
@@ -68,23 +70,21 @@ export default {
       if (!(this.selectedCrs in this.layer.boundingBoxes)) {
         return '';
       }
-      const bbox = this.layer.boundingBoxes[this.selectedCrs];
-      const ratio = (bbox[2] - bbox[0]) / (bbox[3] - bbox[1]);
+      const extent = this.layer.boundingBoxes[this.selectedCrs];
+      const ratio = (extent[2] - extent[0]) / (extent[3] - extent[1]);
       const maxDimension = 500;
-      const width = Math.round(ratio > 1 ? maxDimension : maxDimension * ratio);
-      const height = Math.round(width / ratio);
-
-      const urlObj = new URL(this.endpointUrl);
-      urlObj.searchParams.set('SERVICE', 'WMS');
-      urlObj.searchParams.set('REQUEST', 'GetMap');
-      urlObj.searchParams.set('LAYERS', this.layer.name);
-      urlObj.searchParams.set('STYLES', this.selectedStyle);
-      urlObj.searchParams.set('WIDTH', width.toString());
-      urlObj.searchParams.set('HEIGHT', height.toString());
-      urlObj.searchParams.set('FORMAT', 'image/png');
-      urlObj.searchParams.set('CRS', this.selectedCrs);
-      urlObj.searchParams.set('BBOX', bbox.join(','));
-      return urlObj.toString();
+      const widthPx = Math.round(
+        ratio > 1 ? maxDimension : maxDimension * ratio
+      );
+      const heightPx = Math.round(widthPx / ratio);
+      return this.endpoint.getMapUrl([this.layer.name], {
+        extent,
+        widthPx,
+        heightPx,
+        crs: this.selectedCrs,
+        styles: [this.selectedStyle],
+        outputFormat: 'image/png',
+      });
     },
   },
 };
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 6e4edbb..6f6b259 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export type {
   WmsLayerFull,
   WmsVersion,
   WmsLayerSummary,
-  WmtsLayerAttribution,
+  WmsLayerAttribution,
 } from './wms/model.js';
 export { default as WmtsEndpoint } from './wmts/endpoint.js';
 export type {
diff --git a/src/wms/capabilities.ts b/src/wms/capabilities.ts
index 879a327..10ab8a8 100644
--- a/src/wms/capabilities.ts
+++ b/src/wms/capabilities.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {
   GenericEndpointInfo,
   LayerStyle,
 } from '../shared/models.js';
-import { WmtsLayerAttribution, WmsLayerFull, WmsVersion } from './model.js';
+import { WmsLayerAttribution, WmsLayerFull, WmsVersion } from './model.js';
 
 /**
  * Will read a WMS version from the capabilities doc
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ function parseLayer(
   version: WmsVersion,
   inheritedSrs: CrsCode[] = [],
   inheritedStyles: LayerStyle[] = [],
-  inheritedAttribution: WmtsLayerAttribution = null,
+  inheritedAttribution: WmsLayerAttribution = null,
   inheritedBoundingBoxes: Record<CrsCode, BoundingBox> = null
 ): WmsLayerFull {
   const srsTag = version === '1.3.0' ? 'CRS' : 'SRS';
@@ -159,9 +159,7 @@ function parseLayerStyle(styleEl: XmlElement): LayerStyle {
   };
 }
 
-function parseLayerAttribution(
-  attributionEl: XmlElement
-): WmtsLayerAttribution {
+function parseLayerAttribution(attributionEl: XmlElement): WmsLayerAttribution {
   const logoUrl = getElementAttribute(
     findChildElement(
       findChildElement(attributionEl, 'LogoURL'),
diff --git a/src/wms/endpoint.spec.ts b/src/wms/endpoint.spec.ts
index 47af72c..7ad9034 100644
--- a/src/wms/endpoint.spec.ts
+++ b/src/wms/endpoint.spec.ts
@@ -186,4 +186,21 @@ describe('WmsEndpoint', () => {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  describe('#generateGetMapUrl', () => {
+    it('generates a correct URL', async () => {
+      await endpoint.isReady();
+      expect(
+        endpoint.getMapUrl(['layer1', 'layer2'], {
+          widthPx: 100,
+          heightPx: 200,
+          crs: 'EPSG:4326',
+          extent: [10, 20, 100, 200],
+          outputFormat: 'image/png',
+        })
+      ).toBe(
+        'https://my.test.service/ogc/wms?aa=bb&SERVICE=WMS&REQUEST=GetMap&VERSION=1.3.0&LAYERS=layer1%2Clayer2&STYLES=&WIDTH=100&HEIGHT=200&FORMAT=image%2Fpng&CRS=EPSG%3A4326&BBOX=10%2C20%2C100%2C200'
+      );
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/wms/endpoint.ts b/src/wms/endpoint.ts
index 62d2979..c46d4ba 100644
--- a/src/wms/endpoint.ts
+++ b/src/wms/endpoint.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
 import { parseWmsCapabilities } from '../worker/index.js';
 import { useCache } from '../shared/cache.js';
 import { setQueryParams } from '../shared/http-utils.js';
-import { GenericEndpointInfo } from '../shared/models.js';
+import {
+  BoundingBox,
+  CrsCode,
+  GenericEndpointInfo,
+  MimeType,
+} from '../shared/models.js';
 import { WmsLayerFull, WmsLayerSummary, WmsVersion } from './model.js';
+import { generateGetMapUrl } from './url.js';
 
 /**
  * Represents a WMS endpoint advertising several layers arranged in a tree structure.
  */
 export default class WmsEndpoint {
+  private _capabilitiesUrl: string;
   private _capabilitiesPromise: Promise<void>;
   private _info: GenericEndpointInfo | null;
   private _layers: WmsLayerFull[] | null;
@@ -18,7 +25,7 @@ export default class WmsEndpoint {
    *   initialize the endpoint
    */
   constructor(url: string) {
-    const capabilitiesUrl = setQueryParams(url, {
+    this._capabilitiesUrl = setQueryParams(url, {
       SERVICE: 'WMS',
       REQUEST: 'GetCapabilities',
     });
@@ -27,10 +34,10 @@ export default class WmsEndpoint {
      * This fetches the capabilities doc and parses its contents
      */
     this._capabilitiesPromise = useCache(
-      () => parseWmsCapabilities(capabilitiesUrl),
+      () => parseWmsCapabilities(this._capabilitiesUrl),
       'WMS',
       'CAPABILITIES',
-      capabilitiesUrl
+      this._capabilitiesUrl
     ).then(({ info, layers, version }) => {
       this._info = info;
       this._layers = layers;
@@ -120,4 +127,47 @@ export default class WmsEndpoint {
   getVersion() {
     return this._version;
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a URL that can be used to query an image from one or several layers
+   * @param layers List of layers to render
+   * @param {Object} options
+   * @param {number} options.widthPx
+   * @param {number} options.heightPx
+   * @param {CrsCode} options.crs Coordinate reference system to use for the image
+   * @param {BoundingBox} options.extent Expressed in the requested CRS
+   * @param {MimeType} options.outputFormat
+   * @param {string} [options.styles] List of styles to use, one for each layer requested; leave out or use empty string for default style
+   * @returns Returns null if endpoint is not ready
+   */
+  getMapUrl(
+    layers: string[],
+    options: {
+      widthPx: number;
+      heightPx: number;
+      crs: CrsCode;
+      extent: BoundingBox;
+      outputFormat: MimeType;
+      styles?: string[];
+    }
+  ) {
+    if (!this._layers) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    const { widthPx, heightPx, crs, extent, outputFormat, styles } = options;
+    // TODO: check supported CRS
+    // TODO: check supported output formats
+    // TODO: check supported styles
+    return generateGetMapUrl(
+      this._capabilitiesUrl,
+      this._version,
+      layers.join(','),
+      widthPx,
+      heightPx,
+      crs,
+      extent,
+      outputFormat,
+      styles !== undefined ? styles.join(',') : ''
+    );
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/wms/model.ts b/src/wms/model.ts
index e2af917..68341f3 100644
--- a/src/wms/model.ts
+++ b/src/wms/model.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { BoundingBox, CrsCode, LayerStyle } from '../shared/models.js';
 
-export type WmtsLayerAttribution = {
+export type WmsLayerAttribution = {
   title?: string;
   url?: string;
   logoUrl?: string;
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export type WmsLayerFull = {
    * Dict of bounding boxes where keys are CRS codes
    */
   boundingBoxes: Record<CrsCode, BoundingBox>;
-  attribution?: WmtsLayerAttribution;
+  attribution?: WmsLayerAttribution;
   /**
    * Not defined if the layer is a leaf in the tree
    */
diff --git a/src/wms/url.spec.ts b/src/wms/url.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bcffa08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/wms/url.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import { generateGetMapUrl } from './url.js';
+
+describe('generateGetMapUrl', () => {
+  it('generates a correct URL (v1.1.0, no styles)', () => {
+    expect(
+      generateGetMapUrl(
+        'http://example.com/wms',
+        '1.1.0',
+        'layer1,layer2',
+        100,
+        200,
+        'EPSG:4326',
+        [10, 20, 100, 200],
+        'image/png'
+      )
+    ).toBe(
+      'http://example.com/wms?SERVICE=WMS&REQUEST=GetMap&VERSION=1.1.0&LAYERS=layer1%2Clayer2&STYLES=&WIDTH=100&HEIGHT=200&FORMAT=image%2Fpng&SRS=EPSG%3A4326&BBOX=10%2C20%2C100%2C200'
+    );
+  });
+  it('generates a correct URL (v1.3.0, with styles)', () => {
+    expect(
+      generateGetMapUrl(
+        'http://example.com/wms',
+        '1.3.0',
+        'layer1,layer2',
+        100,
+        200,
+        'EPSG:4326',
+        [10, 20, 100, 200],
+        'image/png',
+        'style1,style2'
+      )
+    ).toBe(
+      'http://example.com/wms?SERVICE=WMS&REQUEST=GetMap&VERSION=1.3.0&LAYERS=layer1%2Clayer2&STYLES=style1%2Cstyle2&WIDTH=100&HEIGHT=200&FORMAT=image%2Fpng&CRS=EPSG%3A4326&BBOX=10%2C20%2C100%2C200'
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/wms/url.ts b/src/wms/url.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01856e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/wms/url.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import { setQueryParams } from '../shared/http-utils.js';
+import { BoundingBox, CrsCode, MimeType } from '../shared/models.js';
+import { WmsVersion } from './model.js';
+
+/**
+ * Generates an URL for a GetMap operation
+ * @param serviceUrl
+ * @param version
+ * @param layers Comma-separated list of layers to render
+ * @param widthPx
+ * @param heightPx
+ * @param crs Coordinate reference system to use for the image
+ * @param extent Expressed in the requested CRS
+ * @param outputFormat
+ * @param [styles] Comma-separated list of styles to use; leave out for default style
+ */
+export function generateGetMapUrl(
+  serviceUrl: string,
+  version: WmsVersion,
+  layers: string,
+  widthPx: number,
+  heightPx: number,
+  crs: CrsCode,
+  extent: BoundingBox,
+  outputFormat: MimeType,
+  styles?: string
+): string {
+  const crsParam = version === '1.3.0' ? 'CRS' : 'SRS';
+
+  const newParams = {
+    SERVICE: 'WMS',
+    REQUEST: 'GetMap',
+    VERSION: version,
+    LAYERS: layers,
+    STYLES: styles ?? '',
+  };
+  newParams['WIDTH'] = widthPx.toString();
+  newParams['HEIGHT'] = heightPx.toString();
+  newParams['FORMAT'] = outputFormat ?? 'image/png';
+  newParams[crsParam] = crs;
+  newParams['BBOX'] = extent.join(',');
+
+  return setQueryParams(serviceUrl, newParams);
+}