An image of a ship on the water surrounded by a decorative background and flanked by two staffs. Above the ship is the phrase There is no frigate like a book to bear us lands away.
A coat of arms divided into two, with a checkerboard design at the top, and a lion featured in the bottom half. At the crest of this shield is an eagle atop a torse.
A coat of arms, or which is surrounded a border that consists of a belt with a buckle. Printed upon the belt is the phrase Libertatem Amicitiam Retineris et Fidem. Thirteen stars surround the image.
Subject (Name):
Adams, John, 1735-1826
Subject (Topic):
Armorial, Armorial bookplates, Lion, Shield, and Shields