It is possible to create inset graphs?

Question

I know that when you use par( fig=c( ... ), new=T ), you can create inset graphs. However, I was wondering if it is possible to use ggplot2 library to create \

Answer 1

Alternatively, can use the cowplot R package by Claus O. Wilke (cowplot is a powerful extension of ggplot2). The author has an example about plotting an inset inside a larger graph in this intro vignette. Here is some adapted code:

library(cowplot)

main.plot <- 
  ggplot(data = mpg, aes(x = cty, y = hwy, colour = factor(cyl))) + 
  geom_point(size = 2.5)

inset.plot <- main.plot + theme(legend.position = "none")

plot.with.inset <-
  ggdraw() +
  draw_plot(main.plot) +
  draw_plot(inset.plot, x = 0.07, y = .7, width = .3, height = .3)

# Can save the plot with ggsave()
ggsave(filename = "plot.with.inset.png", 
       plot = plot.with.inset,
       width = 17, 
       height = 12,
       units = "cm",
       dpi = 300)