--- turtle26rc2.py Thu Jun 12 20:39:36 2008
+++ turtle.py Tue Sep 23 01:31:23 2008
@@ -732,7 +734,7 @@
         """Configure image item as to draw image object
         at position (x,y) on canvas)
         """
-        self.cv.coords(item, (x, -y))
+        self.cv.coords(item, (x * self.xscale, -y * self.yscale))
         self.cv.itemconfig(item, image=image)
 
     def _setbgpic(self, item, image):