How to get historical Google Earth imagery into R

Question

Using R, it is possible to query the Google maps API for the most current imagery from specified locations e.g.

library(ggmap)
mal <- get_map('Malabo', zoom = 12, maptype = 'satellite')
ggmap(mal)

Does the API allow/support queries for historical imagery from user specified dates?. If yes:

-how can this be done in R?

-If it can not be done in R, are there other ways/tools to do it?

Many thanks.