bf3_23.py

from matplotlib.patches import Polygon

fig = plt.figure(figsize=(20,10))
plt.rcParams.update({'font.size': 20})

usmap = Basemap(llcrnrlon=-121,llcrnrlat=20,urcrnrlon=-62,urcrnrlat=51, projection='lcc',lat_1=32,lat_2=45,lon_0=-95)

usmap.readshapefile('st99_d00', name='states', drawbounds=True)

ax = plt.gca()
for i, shapedict in enumerate(usmap.states_info):
    if shapedict['NAME'] in ['Alaska', 'Hawaii']:
        seg = usmap.states[int(shapedict['SHAPENUM'] - 1)]
        if shapedict['NAME'] == 'Hawaii':
            seg = list(map(lambda seg: (seg[0] + 5200000, seg[1]-1400000), seg))
        elif shapedict['NAME'] == 'Alaska':
            seg = list(map(lambda seg: (0.35*seg[0] + 1100000, 0.35*seg[1]-1300000), seg))
        poly = Polygon(seg, facecolor='white', edgecolor='black', linewidth=.5)
        ax.add_patch(poly)