How to add colored background to Cartopy map

Want to get from this black and white map

to this colored map

Cartopy map with colored background using stock_img

in just one line of code? Simply use cartopy’s stock_img():

how-to-add-colored-background-to-cartopy-map.py

ax.stock_img()

ax.stock_img()

Complete example code

cartopy_colored_example.py

import cartopy.crs as ccrs
import cartopy.feature as cf
from matplotlib import pyplot as plt
ax = plt.axes(projection = ccrs.Mollweide())
ax.stock_img()
ax.add_feature(cf.COASTLINE)
ax.add_feature(cf.BORDERS)
# Make figure larger
plt.gcf().set_size_inches(20, 10)

# Save figure as SVG
plt.savefig("Cartopy-Colored.svg")

import cartopy.crs as ccrs
import cartopy.feature as cf
from matplotlib import pyplot as plt
ax = plt.axes(projection = ccrs.Mollweide())
ax.stock_img()
ax.add_feature(cf.COASTLINE)
ax.add_feature(cf.BORDERS)
# Make figure larger
plt.gcf().set_size_inches(20, 10)

# Save figure as SVG
plt.savefig("Cartopy-Colored.svg")

Cartopy map with colored background using stock_img

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