\HeaderA{bgmap}{Backgound map}{bgmap}
\keyword{hplot}{bgmap}
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\begin{Description}\relax
Plot a background map.
\end{Description}
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\begin{Usage}
\begin{verbatim}
bgmap(map, add=FALSE, ...)
\end{verbatim}
\end{Usage}
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\begin{Arguments}
\begin{ldescription}
\item[\code{map}] either a matrix or \code{data.frame} with two columns, 
a list with components \code{x} and \code{y}, or an object of any 
class that can be used for maps and provides its own plot method 
(e.g., \code{"SpatialPolygons"} from package \code{sp}).  A list of 
the previously mentioned types can also be provided.
\item[\code{add}] a logical indicating whether \code{map} should be 
added to an already existing plot (the default is \code{FALSE}).
\item[\code{...}] further arguments and graphical parameters to be passed 
to \code{plot} and/or \code{\LinkA{lines}{lines}}.
\end{ldescription}
\end{Arguments}
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\begin{Author}\relax
Andreas Alfons
\end{Author}
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\begin{SeeAlso}\relax
\code{\LinkA{growdotMiss}{growdotMiss}}, \code{\LinkA{mapMiss}{mapMiss}}
\end{SeeAlso}
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\begin{Examples}
\begin{ExampleCode}
data(kola.background, package = "VIM")
bgmap(kola.background)
\end{ExampleCode}
\end{Examples}
