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 and historical attributes of each of at least a portion of the plurality of map objects, the historical attribute 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 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, where the historical configuration corresponds to a time in the past that is determined based on the time selection input, 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, where the graphical representation is dependent on both the current configuration and the historical configuration of the identified map object.