Google Map Image Maker
With P2K*P2K, you can create (up to) 2000*2000px high resolution maps, and they are download-able in GIF format. All you need is type in the latitude, longitude of the location, choose the size and zoom level. Lightening fast.
Here's one of my local area with the mislabelling of the village of Thorpe Malsor as Loddington. Loddington is actually the unnamed village at the far left of the map.