1. A navigation device, comprising: a database storing map data, the map data comprising current information related to a current configuration of each of a plurality of map objects, the current configuration being respectively a most recent monitored configuration of each of the plurality of map objects, and one or more historical attributes of one or more of the plurality of map objects, the one or more historical attributes associated with a map object comprising historical information related to a historical configuration of the map object in the past; a user interface configured to receive a time selection input; and a processing device coupled to the database and the user interface, the processing device configured to identify, based on the one or more historical attributes and the time selection input, at least one of the plurality of map objects for which the current configuration is different from the historical configuration, wherein the historical configuration corresponds to a time in the past that is determined based on the time selection input, the processing device configured to retain, when a map update is performed, information from the map data in use prior to the map update as the one or more historical attributes, the processing device further configured to control an optical output device to output a graphical representation of the identified map object on an electronic map, wherein the graphical representation is dependent on both the current configuration and the historical configuration of the identified map object, the processing device further configured to perform route guidance based on the one or more historical attributes and access the one or more historical attributes to retrieve a destination address for route guidance if an address input by a user is not included in the current configuration.