 The Molyneux globes at the Hessisches Landesmuseum , Kassel , were inherited from the collection of William IV ( William the Wise ) , the Landgrave of Hesse @-@ Kassel ( or Hesse @-@ Cassel ) , a pioneer of astronomical research . William himself died in 1592 , so it has been surmised that his son and successor , Maurice , purchased the globes for the collection . They were first mentioned in 1765 in the index of the Mathematische Kammer ( Mathematics Chamber ) of the <unk> <unk> ( Princely Art Gallery ) in Kassel , during the reign of Landgrave Frederick III . Only a celestial globe survives today ; it is believed that the terrestrial globe was destroyed during World War II . 
