import matplotlib.pyplot as mpl import cartopy.crs as ccrs fig = plt.figure() ax = fig.add_subplot(projection=ccrs.LambertConformal(central_longitude=10, central_latitude=30)) ax.set_extent([-20,40,20,60]) ax.coastlines() gl = ax.gridlines(xlocs=np.arange(-180,181,10), ylocs=np.arange(-90,91,10), x_inline=False, y_inline=False, **{'linewidth':0.5, 'color':'silver', 'linestyle':'--'}) gl.bottom_labels = True gl.right_labels = True