OTYPE=R : nieukerkencompleet.txt : 00235 | Van Nieukerken herein described a number of 16th- and 17th-century buildings in Middelburg and Veere and expressed his appreciation for the rationalism evident in these buildings. He abhorred the large-scale and short-sighted demolition of old buildings in his time and advocated better protection for 16th- and 17th-century structures in particular.