theme_map: Clean theme for maps

In ggthemes: Extra Themes, Scales and Geoms for 'ggplot2'

Clean theme for maps

Description

A clean theme that is good for displaying maps from geom_map().

Usage

theme_map(base_size = 9, base_family = "")

Arguments

base_size	base font size, given in pts.
base_family	base font family

Examples

library("maps")
library("ggplot2")

us <- fortify(map_data("state"), region = "region")
gg <- ggplot() +
  geom_map(
    data = us,
    map = us,
    aes(x = long, y = lat, map_id = region, group = group),
    fill = "white",
    color = "black",
    size = 0.25
  ) +
  coord_map("albers", lat0 = 39, lat1 = 45) +
  theme_map()
gg

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