Bug: Can't plot figures stretching over the 180 degree line?

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I stumbled over this then my axis frames didn't cover the full figure anymore.
E.g. the following minimal example should stretch over the 180 degree line to show a map of New Zealand:

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import cartopy.crs as ccrs

projection = ccrs.epsg(2193)
fig = plt.figure()
fig.patch.set_facecolor('lightblue')  # Figure background for visualization purposes
ax = plt.subplot(111, projection=projection)  
ax.set_xlim(987000, 2500000)
ax.set_ylim(4700000, 6250000)

This behavior doesn't occur if you stay west of the 180 degree line.

Next, I tried to use ax.set_extend instead and that just threw an error:

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import cartopy.crs as ccrs

projection = ccrs.epsg(2193)
fig = plt.figure()
ax = plt.subplot(111, projection=projection)  
ax.set_extent([987000, 2500000, 4700000, 6250000], crs=projection)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
ValueError                                Traceback (most recent call last)
Cell In[95], [line 8](vscode-notebook-cell:?execution_count=95&line=8)
      6 fig.patch.set_facecolor('lightblue')  # Figure background
      7 ax = plt.subplot(111, projection=projection)  # Use subplot instead of axes
----> [8](vscode-notebook-cell:?execution_count=95&line=8) ax.set_extent([987000, 2500000, 4700000, 6250000], crs=projection)

File ~/miniforge3/envs/oceantracker_plastic/lib/python3.13/site-packages/cartopy/mpl/geoaxes.py:841, in GeoAxes.set_extent(self, extents, crs)
    834 except ValueError:
    835     raise ValueError(
    836         'Failed to determine the required bounds in projection '
    837         'coordinates. Check that the values provided are within the '
    838         f'valid range (x_limits={self.projection.x_limits}, '
    839         f'y_limits={self.projection.y_limits}).')
--> [841](https://vscode-remote+ssh-002dremote-002bcawthron-005fhpc.vscode-resource.vscode-cdn.net/home/laurins/nz_plastic_dispersal/19288_PCEPlastics/visualization_and_dev_notebooks/~/miniforge3/envs/oceantracker_plastic/lib/python3.13/site-packages/cartopy/mpl/geoaxes.py:841) self.set_xlim([x1, x2])
    842 self.set_ylim([y1, y2])

File ~/miniforge3/envs/oceantracker_plastic/lib/python3.13/site-packages/matplotlib/axes/_base.py:3828, in _AxesBase.set_xlim(self, left, right, emit, auto, xmin, xmax)
   3826         raise TypeError("Cannot pass both 'right' and 'xmax'")
   3827     right = xmax
-> [3828](https://vscode-remote+ssh-002dremote-002bcawthron-005fhpc.vscode-resource.vscode-cdn.net/home/laurins/nz_plastic_dispersal/19288_PCEPlastics/visualization_and_dev_notebooks/~/miniforge3/envs/oceantracker_plastic/lib/python3.13/site-packages/matplotlib/axes/_base.py:3828) return self.xaxis._set_lim(left, right, emit=emit, auto=auto)

File ~/miniforge3/envs/oceantracker_plastic/lib/python3.13/site-packages/matplotlib/axis.py:1216, in Axis._set_lim(self, v0, v1, emit, auto)
   1213 name = self._get_axis_name()
   1215 self.axes._process_unit_info([(name, (v0, v1))], convert=False)
-> [1216](https://vscode-remote+ssh-002dremote-002bcawthron-005fhpc.vscode-resource.vscode-cdn.net/home/laurins/nz_plastic_dispersal/19288_PCEPlastics/visualization_and_dev_notebooks/~/miniforge3/envs/oceantracker_plastic/lib/python3.13/site-packages/matplotlib/axis.py:1216) v0 = self.axes._validate_converted_limits(v0, self.convert_units)
   1217 v1 = self.axes._validate_converted_limits(v1, self.convert_units)
   1219 if v0 is None or v1 is None:
   1220     # Axes init calls set_xlim(0, 1) before get_xlim() can be called,
   1221     # so only grab the limits if we really need them.

File ~/miniforge3/envs/oceantracker_plastic/lib/python3.13/site-packages/matplotlib/axes/_base.py:3749, in _AxesBase._validate_converted_limits(self, limit, convert)
   3746     converted_limit = converted_limit.squeeze()
   3747 if (isinstance(converted_limit, Real)
   3748         and not np.isfinite(converted_limit)):
-> [3749](https://vscode-remote+ssh-002dremote-002bcawthron-005fhpc.vscode-resource.vscode-cdn.net/home/laurins/nz_plastic_dispersal/19288_PCEPlastics/visualization_and_dev_notebooks/~/miniforge3/envs/oceantracker_plastic/lib/python3.13/site-packages/matplotlib/axes/_base.py:3749)     raise ValueError("Axis limits cannot be NaN or Inf")
   3750 return converted_limit

ValueError: Axis limits cannot be NaN or Inf

I assume this isn't intended behavior?