Not so sure about this etymology - it looks like it might come from dutch/old english. Plus taking a look at it sounds like the scape suffix is more akin to ship, as in penmanship, relationship, dealership....
landscape (n.)<http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=landscape&allowed_in_frame=0> [image: Look up landscape at Dictionary.com]<http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=landscape> c.1600, "painting representing natural scenery," from Dutch landschap, from Middle Dutch landscap "region," from land "land" (see land<http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=land&allowed_in_frame=0>) + -scap "-ship, condition" (see -ship<http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=-ship&allowed_in_frame=0>). Originally introduced as a painters' term. Old English had cognate landscipe, and cf. Old High German lantscaf, German Landschaft, Old Norse landskapr. Meaning "tract of land with its distinguishing characteristics" is from 1886. Chris Buddenhagen
