How to create a reusable basemap
In continuation to my previous question: How to superimpose figures in matplotlib i would like to know how can one create a reusable basemap object. My problem is that a basemap is not a pyplot object, so the solution i received works well on figures / axes but not on basemap objects. I tried to look around and find a solution, but couldn't find any, just discussions. Shai Efrati Thanks to @JoeKington here and @EdSmith at How to superimpose figures in matplotlib , i was able to understand how to achieve what i wanted: reuse basemap objects and pass them around. I made it this way: Created a