old_contents: from mpl_toolkits.basemap import Basemap
  import numpy as np
  import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
  
  fig = plt.figure()
  lon_0=57
  # global geos map
  m1 = Basemap(projection='geos',lon_0=lon_0,rsphere=(6378137.00,6356752.3142),resolution=None)
  ax = fig.add_axes([0.1,0.1,0.8,0.8],axisbg='k')
  # plot just upper right quadrant (coordinates determined from global map).
  m = Basemap(projection='geos',lon_0=lon_0,rsphere=(6378137.00,6356752.3142),resolution='l',llcrnrx=0.,llcrnry=0.,urcrnrx=m1.urcrnrx/2.,urcrnry=m1.urcrnry/2.)
  m.drawcoastlines()
  m.drawmapboundary(fill_color='aqua')
  m.fillcontinents(color='coral',lake_color='aqua')
  m.drawcountries()
  # draw parallels and meridians.
  m.drawparallels(np.arange(-90.,120.,30.))
  m.drawmeridians(np.arange(0.,420.,60.))
  m.drawmapboundary()
  plt.title('Geostationary Map Centered on Lon=%s' % lon_0)
  
  fig = plt.figure()
  # global ortho map
  lat_0=10.
  m1 = Basemap(projection='ortho',lon_0=lon_0,lat_0=lat_0,resolution=None)
  ax = fig.add_axes([0.1,0.1,0.8,0.8],axisbg='k')
  # plot just upper right quadrant (corners determined from global map).
  m = Basemap(projection='ortho',lon_0=lon_0,lat_0=lat_0,resolution='l',llcrnrx=0.,llcrnry=0.,urcrnrx=m1.urcrnrx/2.,urcrnry=m1.urcrnry/2.)
  m.drawcoastlines()
  m.drawmapboundary(fill_color='aqua')
  m.fillcontinents(color='coral',lake_color='aqua')
  m.drawcountries()
  # draw parallels and meridians.
  m.drawparallels(np.arange(-90.,120.,30.))
  m.drawmeridians(np.arange(0.,420.,60.))
  m.drawmapboundary()
  plt.title('Orthographic Map Centered on Lon=%s, Lat=%s' % (lon_0,lat_0))
  
  plt.show()
  
new_contents: from mpl_toolkits.basemap import Basemap
  import numpy as np
  import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
  
  fig = plt.figure()
  lon_0=57
  # global geos map
  m1 = Basemap(projection='geos',lon_0=lon_0,rsphere=(6378137.00,6356752.3142),resolution=None)
  ax = fig.add_axes([0.1,0.1,0.8,0.8],axisbg='k')
  # plot just upper right quadrant (coordinates determined from global map).
  m = Basemap(projection='geos',lon_0=lon_0,rsphere=(6378137.00,6356752.3142),resolution='l',llcrnrx=0.,llcrnry=0.,urcrnrx=m1.urcrnrx/2.,urcrnry=m1.urcrnry/2.)
  m.drawcoastlines()
  m.drawmapboundary(fill_color='aqua')
  m.fillcontinents(color='coral',lake_color='aqua')
  m.drawcountries()
  # draw parallels and meridians.
  m.drawparallels(np.arange(-90.,120.,30.))
  m.drawmeridians(np.arange(0.,420.,60.))
  plt.title('Geostationary Map Centered on Lon=%s' % lon_0)
  
  fig = plt.figure()
  # global ortho map
  lat_0=10.
  m1 = Basemap(projection='ortho',lon_0=lon_0,lat_0=lat_0,resolution=None)
  ax = fig.add_axes([0.1,0.1,0.8,0.8],axisbg='k')
  # plot just upper right quadrant (corners determined from global map).
  m = Basemap(projection='ortho',lon_0=lon_0,lat_0=lat_0,resolution='l',llcrnrx=0.,llcrnry=0.,urcrnrx=m1.urcrnrx/2.,urcrnry=m1.urcrnry/2.)
  m.drawcoastlines()
  m.drawmapboundary(fill_color='aqua')
  m.fillcontinents(color='coral',lake_color='aqua')
  m.drawcountries()
  # draw parallels and meridians.
  m.drawparallels(np.arange(-90.,120.,30.))
  m.drawmeridians(np.arange(0.,420.,60.))
  plt.title('Orthographic Map Centered on Lon=%s, Lat=%s' % (lon_0,lat_0))
  
  plt.show()
  
subject: remove extra drawmapboundary call