Clean theme for maps

library('maps')
## 
##  # ATTENTION: maps v3.0 has an updated 'world' map.        #
##  # Many country borders and names have changed since 1990. #
##  # Type '?world' or 'news(package="maps")'. See README_v3. #
us <- fortify(map_data('state'), region = 'region')
gg <-
 (ggplot()
  + geom_map(data  =  us, map = us,
             aes(x = long, y = lat, map_id = region, group = group),
             fill = 'white', color = 'black', size = 0.25)
  + coord_map('albers', lat0 = 39, lat1 = 45)
  + theme_map()
  )
gg

plot of chunk theme_map