m = Basemap(projection='cyl') m.drawcoastlines(linewidth=0.4) m.drawmeridians(np.arange(-180.0, 181.0, 30.0), color='silver', linewidth=0.4) m.drawparallels(np.arange(-90.0, 91.0, 30.0) , color='silver', linewidth=0.4) plt.show()