# Basemap (Maps example)

> WestCoast Charts 1.1.5, release, public Core release, on npm. HTML: https://westcoast-charts.com/gallery/maps/basemap/ · Index for agents: https://westcoast-charts.com/llms.txt

The map alone: graticule, sphere and borders without data.

- Chart type: `map` (Map)
- Collection: Maps · Maps
- Raw configuration: https://westcoast-charts.com/gallery-src/maps/basemap.js
- Standalone example: https://westcoast-charts.com/embed/samples/wcc/gallery/premium/maps/basemap.html

## Setup

```js
import WestCoastCharts from 'west-coast-charts'
import types from 'west-coast-charts/types'
import premium from 'west-coast-charts/premium'
import 'west-coast-charts/maps/world' // registers the map shapes

WestCoastCharts.use(types).use(premium)
const WestCoastChartsPremium = premium
WestCoastCharts.setLicenseKey(LICENCE_KEY) // paid production licence; localhost evaluation needs no key
```

## Options

```js
const options = {
  chart: {
    height: 480,
    toolbar: {
      show: false
    },
    type: "map"
  },
  series: [],
  plotOptions: {
    map: {
      legend: {
        show: false
      }
    }
  },
  theme: {
    mode: "light",
    preset: "coastal"
  }
}

const chart = new WestCoastCharts(document.querySelector('#chart'), options)
await chart.render()
```

## Verify

- Text check (Library 1.1.5): load `west-coast-charts/agent/describe` and call `chart.describe({ format: "json" })` for the actual drawn state. The live reader is on this example’s HTML page.
- Command line (Public agent tools 0.2.3, tested with Library 1.1.5; available from the versioned GitHub release and npm, https://westcoast-charts.com/docs/cli/index.md): `wcc chart export maps-basemap.json --out maps-basemap.svg --with-table` (save the options above as JSON first)