A method for controlling a display control apparatus which is capable of displaying a part of a map image as a display range of the map image in a display area of a display unit, comprising:
- a display step of displaying one or more objects, with which position information is associated, at positions based on the position information on a map image in a display area;
- a specifying step of specifying at least one of the one or more objects displayed in the display area as a reference object;
- a receiving step of receiving an instruction for scaling the map image displayed in the display area;
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- a control step of, when an instruction for enlarging the display range of the map image is received, controlling a display range of the map image after scaling so that the reference object can be displayed within the display area even after scaling.